LOTUS HIFI
LOTUS Hifi
I am very proud to have been awarded UK distributorship for Rick Schultz's incredible line of High Fidelity cables.
Many will remember Rick from his excellent work as designer at Virtual Dynamics. With High Fidelity Cables and his new pateneted magnetic conduction technology he has pushed the boundaries further and the beautifully crafted CT-1 line of interconnects have been making great waves across the pond, in Europe and Asia.
I personally have a strong dislike of wires and system 'dressing' but friend and global distributor for Allnic Audio David Beetles urged me to take a very close look. I was very sceptical, especially reading so many of the shining reviews and many of the very dramatic conclusions, summations and statements made about the product. When you mention cables to most folk you get lots of sighs and sucked air through teeth so I have always felt that any brand I ever invested in would have to make an irrefutable and dramatic improvement and at a real world pricing too. Since sampling the CT-1 with my own ears though I am completely convinced and it does just that. It's improvement is not merely a subjective 'seasoning' or 'EQ change' which some might prefer but rather, a very obvious lifting of the system performance in line with the fundamental characteristics that we all strive to achieve. I'ts biggest trump card is probably the way in which it greatly improves the clarity, timing, coherency of the music and removes blur and noise from leading edges, all whilst making the overall sound more natural that it was before. It also does not do this at the expense of soundstage, depth, timbre and texture either but rather improves those aspects too. At the projected UK prices these cables will be very good value when compared back not only to so many other mediocre cables but actual box upgrades too.
The CT-1 I have trialled has already comprehensively outperformed a number of highly regarded and popular interconnects such as CHORD Sarum and CARDAS Golden Reference. I have also found that the way in which it can elevate a system is just as pertinent, if not more so, in a Linn/Naim rig as it is in more 'round earth' setups whether they be valve or solid state.
The CT-1, CT-1 Enhanced and CT-1 Ultimate will be available for home loan in just the next few weeks. The speaker cable, tonearm cable and digital IC will follow. I will be conducting an extensive tour of UK dealers as well to showcase this new and exciting range of products. If you are a believer or sceptic this is an easy item to try yourself and just £5 to post to you; you have nothing to lose. So far though in other markets the hit rate is around 9 out of 10 for home demos and Rick's new company has grown exponentially over the past 18 months.
"To my ears, in my system, the CT-1s are the first cables to have improved the quality of reproduced sound to the degree audiophiles associate with upgrading active components and speakers, where $1600 is not considered an unusual investment. "
"every once in awhile, along comes a cable that is no less than breathtaking, and my reaction is a modified wow, and this is that w-o-w!"
"It has been years since I thought interconnects made a really big improvement in my system. Yes, many have made changes that I would say refined the sound of my system; I thought the cables I had were so good that only small improvements would come from a change. I was wrong. I want to say it again, these cables eliminate noise that I had previously assumed was part of recorded music."
"these cables remove noise, sibilants, and splashy sounding strings and female vocals that I just thought was part of listening to recorded music."
"I cannot deny that the new High Fidelity Cables do something that others I have tried do not, they simply enable my system to reproduce music as well as Ive ever heard in my room."
"I am keeping the review samples and will probably add phono, digital, and another set of interconnects later. I would strongly urge you to give them a listen"
"I have been in the high-end Audio business for the past forty years. I have seen a lot of things come and go and heard of incredible hype about products. The unfortunate part is that most of the products you hear so much about are just hype. And than there are the cables that you sent me. These are the finest cables that I have ever heard. I have never heard another cable for the initial listen to be as open and transparent as yours. The cables have a remarkable ability to focus and layer the sound stage and never be offensive to listen to. "
www.highfidelitycables.com
Audiogon user comments
Report vs. Chord Sarum Lotus Hifi
Review from Mono and Stereo CT-1
Review from Bruce Kinch CT-1
Review from Harry Pearson CT-1
Review from Jack Roberts CT-1
Review from Patrick Dillion CT-1
Review from Norm Luttbeg CT-1 Ultimate
Review from Jack Roberts CT-1 Ultimate
Review from Jack Roberts CT-1Enhanced
Review from Norm Luttbeg CT-1Enhanced
Many will remember Rick from his excellent work as designer at Virtual Dynamics. With High Fidelity Cables and his new pateneted magnetic conduction technology he has pushed the boundaries further and the beautifully crafted CT-1 line of interconnects have been making great waves across the pond, in Europe and Asia.
I personally have a strong dislike of wires and system 'dressing' but friend and global distributor for Allnic Audio David Beetles urged me to take a very close look. I was very sceptical, especially reading so many of the shining reviews and many of the very dramatic conclusions, summations and statements made about the product. When you mention cables to most folk you get lots of sighs and sucked air through teeth so I have always felt that any brand I ever invested in would have to make an irrefutable and dramatic improvement and at a real world pricing too. Since sampling the CT-1 with my own ears though I am completely convinced and it does just that. It's improvement is not merely a subjective 'seasoning' or 'EQ change' which some might prefer but rather, a very obvious lifting of the system performance in line with the fundamental characteristics that we all strive to achieve. I'ts biggest trump card is probably the way in which it greatly improves the clarity, timing, coherency of the music and removes blur and noise from leading edges, all whilst making the overall sound more natural that it was before. It also does not do this at the expense of soundstage, depth, timbre and texture either but rather improves those aspects too. At the projected UK prices these cables will be very good value when compared back not only to so many other mediocre cables but actual box upgrades too.
The CT-1 I have trialled has already comprehensively outperformed a number of highly regarded and popular interconnects such as CHORD Sarum and CARDAS Golden Reference. I have also found that the way in which it can elevate a system is just as pertinent, if not more so, in a Linn/Naim rig as it is in more 'round earth' setups whether they be valve or solid state.
The CT-1, CT-1 Enhanced and CT-1 Ultimate will be available for home loan in just the next few weeks. The speaker cable, tonearm cable and digital IC will follow. I will be conducting an extensive tour of UK dealers as well to showcase this new and exciting range of products. If you are a believer or sceptic this is an easy item to try yourself and just £5 to post to you; you have nothing to lose. So far though in other markets the hit rate is around 9 out of 10 for home demos and Rick's new company has grown exponentially over the past 18 months.
"To my ears, in my system, the CT-1s are the first cables to have improved the quality of reproduced sound to the degree audiophiles associate with upgrading active components and speakers, where $1600 is not considered an unusual investment. "
"every once in awhile, along comes a cable that is no less than breathtaking, and my reaction is a modified wow, and this is that w-o-w!"
"It has been years since I thought interconnects made a really big improvement in my system. Yes, many have made changes that I would say refined the sound of my system; I thought the cables I had were so good that only small improvements would come from a change. I was wrong. I want to say it again, these cables eliminate noise that I had previously assumed was part of recorded music."
"these cables remove noise, sibilants, and splashy sounding strings and female vocals that I just thought was part of listening to recorded music."
"I cannot deny that the new High Fidelity Cables do something that others I have tried do not, they simply enable my system to reproduce music as well as Ive ever heard in my room."
"I am keeping the review samples and will probably add phono, digital, and another set of interconnects later. I would strongly urge you to give them a listen"
"I have been in the high-end Audio business for the past forty years. I have seen a lot of things come and go and heard of incredible hype about products. The unfortunate part is that most of the products you hear so much about are just hype. And than there are the cables that you sent me. These are the finest cables that I have ever heard. I have never heard another cable for the initial listen to be as open and transparent as yours. The cables have a remarkable ability to focus and layer the sound stage and never be offensive to listen to. "
www.highfidelitycables.com
Audiogon user comments
Report vs. Chord Sarum Lotus Hifi
Review from Mono and Stereo CT-1
Review from Bruce Kinch CT-1
Review from Harry Pearson CT-1
Review from Jack Roberts CT-1
Review from Patrick Dillion CT-1
Review from Norm Luttbeg CT-1 Ultimate
Review from Jack Roberts CT-1 Ultimate
Review from Jack Roberts CT-1Enhanced
Review from Norm Luttbeg CT-1Enhanced
