its only music part, easy to tell loooong burn in time, but then much better staging, timbres, details and staging... lets say, for me very important, for others it depends on their rig quality..cheers Mike
Hi, I wanted to keep the modification inexpensive and remove the bottleneck. This worked out because everything I was missing is now there. The mixture makes it just like a good cuvee...cheers Mike
Thank you Mike for this great tip! I own this product, and it's excellent, but i agree the stock plugs are cheap. I just wish there was a round Furutech plug in the USA.
Really happy with my 156. I'm thinking of replacing the current sockets on it as you did but with Furutech NCF Rhodium to match the Rhodium connectors on my power cables. Are you still happy with the upgrade?
@@Forollo9210 Think about connect plug and inlet with the same material gold gold, silver silver, rhodium rhodium, but always rhodium is the badest conductor cheers Mike
Hello, fantastic video. I would like to complete the same modifications, regarding additional work is it possible you can list what you had to complete in the inlets, soldering etc? Tests ? Thanks
I have the PSM156 along with Puritan power cords.. I hear on forums some people with the Puritan power cords also replace the plastic connectors with Furutech connectors for improved sonic results.
yes, but the cable itself is cheap stuff, not built with heart for music, Ultimate is much to expensive, for the price Tubulus Concentus is Audiophile Heaven... Furutech Plugs with big metall bar for fixing the cable are soundkiller. cheers Mike
@@headquarteraudio5388 Thanks for the tips. I found Ultimate too expensive and went for Classic Plus, the silicon dielectric is scientifically better than most cables. If Tubulus power cords are even better, I will consider them in future. I earlier bought Tubulus Argentus to connect my CD transport (CD 9000CDT) to Dac (Teac NT-503) and that really improved the fullness of each note. For now the centrepiece of my system remains the Marantz PM-11S2, according to most experts the best integrated amplifiier Ken Ishiwata ever designed and very difficult to :"upgrade" from once you've had it in your system as the bass and mids are almost unbeatable (to my ears) and with good cabling the treble is more than satisfactory - natural with no "showroom" exaggeration.
Cant you just skip the power inlet completely by soldering a power cable directly to the inside of the device. And what is the deal with all the rubber for the sound?
You can do that, but you need a good fixing for the cord, because you will brake the Board if you give force by cable to it. Because of that normally it is a forbidden way... rubber to parts and case will kill musicality, timbres and speed/dynamics, music is boring. Cheers Mike
Great mods thanks for sharing. I just got a 156 and the think I am not linking is the absence of bass weight. It really seems to thin the music out a bunch. Does this have a long break in time or has anyone else noticed this?
Hi, break in 14 days, up and downs in SQ, sometimes more precise bass feels like abscence of bass. Maybe change plug position of devices in the 156 .. cheers Mike
ahh, if you use the Puritan cable wich is deliverd with the 156 maybe it is the cause...the Ultimate is better, but for the price not as good as the Tubulus Concentus, please let me know if you are interested in this cable... write me an email...cheers Mike
@@headquarteraudio5388 Question - given the choice, would you go for FI-33 NCF (Rhodium as in video) or FI-33 (G) (Gold)? Gold has twice as good electrical conductivity as Rhodium (at least), so not sure what's the fuss with Rhodium plating these days (as on my Bowers & Wilkins signature terminals or my Audiomica cables). I understand it's only thin plating (so the copper conductor beneath counts as well), but still - is shiny and smooth, not having precision tight contact as soft gold has. So genuine question - if wear&tear and oxidation is not relevant (I plug once and forever stays, clean with Kontak), GOLD or RHODIUM please? Also, did you require any soldering with Furutech inlets?. I only have one PSM 156 - and currently experiencing substantial detail smear / aliasing (half year burning) in the music when my amp is connected (dual E-core transformers, non torroid). Weird, as it should not affect musical signal. When I also plug DAC as well to Puritan, detail smering is enormous, aliasing is so bad as watercolor sound so I keep it out. I am wondering if this mod will help. DAC is having SMP power supply with own filtering - might be why it doesn't play well.
Thanks for video content, did you decided on gold or rhodium fi33? Do you use the puritan ground master and route master? Are you using a 20amp of 15 amp outlet and is you outlet an upgraded furutech?
the mod is superb you are genius
I have the 156 as well, so am very curious to watch part 2
its only music part, easy to tell loooong burn in time, but then much better staging, timbres, details and staging... lets say, for me very important, for others it depends on their rig quality..cheers Mike
Great modification! Is there a reason you choose the none NCF for the schuko sockets?
For me the NCF makes the rhodium more natural. :)
Hi, I wanted to keep the modification inexpensive and remove the bottleneck. This worked out because everything I was missing is now there. The mixture makes it just like a good cuvee...cheers Mike
Thank you Mike for this great tip! I own this product, and it's excellent, but i agree the stock plugs are cheap.
I just wish there was a round Furutech plug in the USA.
www.furutech.com/2017/06/01/14928/ this is GB Version ii think
I think you need for the US Version this one for replacement, or?
@@headquarteraudio5388 that's for the UK
Really happy with my 156. I'm thinking of replacing the current sockets on it as you did but with Furutech NCF Rhodium to match the Rhodium connectors on my power cables. Are you still happy with the upgrade?
120%
@@headquarteraudio5388 Hi Mike, what is the estimated price in Euros for your great upgrade of the 156?
@@Forollo9210 Think about connect plug and inlet with the same material gold gold, silver silver, rhodium rhodium, but always rhodium is the badest conductor cheers Mike
@@larsv6144 please write me an email cheers Mike
But Mike. I can see you use the Rhodium iec inlet and it look like Gold schuko power inlets.
Is it a mistake, that the iec inlet is not Gold played?
Hello, fantastic video. I would like to complete the same modifications, regarding additional work is it possible you can list what you had to complete in the inlets, soldering etc? Tests ? Thanks
Thanks, too much work... :) cheers Mike
I have the PSM156 along with Puritan power cords.. I hear on forums some people with the Puritan power cords also replace the plastic connectors with Furutech connectors for improved sonic results.
yes, but the cable itself is cheap stuff, not built with heart for music, Ultimate is much to expensive, for the price Tubulus Concentus is Audiophile Heaven... Furutech Plugs with big metall bar for fixing the cable are soundkiller. cheers Mike
@@headquarteraudio5388 Thanks for the tips. I found Ultimate too expensive and went for Classic Plus, the silicon dielectric is scientifically better than most cables. If Tubulus power cords are even better, I will consider them in future. I earlier bought Tubulus Argentus to connect my CD transport (CD 9000CDT) to Dac (Teac NT-503) and that really improved the fullness of each note. For now the centrepiece of my system remains the Marantz PM-11S2, according to most experts the best integrated amplifiier Ken Ishiwata ever designed and very difficult to :"upgrade" from once you've had it in your system as the bass and mids are almost unbeatable (to my ears) and with good cabling the treble is more than satisfactory - natural with no "showroom" exaggeration.
@@connorduke4619 I always say, there are more tones/timbres inside the Tubulus cables.. cheers Mike
Hola , I thought that you were uploading a pre against post Furutech modded audio fidelity comparison ?
done, but modded vs original with viborg, i will search for other videos
Cant you just skip the power inlet completely by soldering a power cable directly to the inside of the device. And what is the deal with all the rubber for the sound?
You can do that, but you need a good fixing for the cord, because you will brake the Board if you give force by cable to it. Because of that normally it is a forbidden way... rubber to parts and case will kill musicality, timbres and speed/dynamics, music is boring. Cheers Mike
Great mods!! Does Puritan sell the base, or did you get that made somewhere? I haven’t seen that.
They sell it as separte upgrade cheers Mike
Great mods thanks for sharing. I just got a 156 and the think I am not linking is the absence of bass weight. It really seems to thin the music out a bunch. Does this have a long break in time or has anyone else noticed this?
Hi, break in 14 days, up and downs in SQ, sometimes more precise bass feels like abscence of bass. Maybe change plug position of devices in the 156
.. cheers Mike
ahh, if you use the Puritan cable wich is deliverd with the 156 maybe it is the cause...the Ultimate is better, but for the price not as good as the Tubulus Concentus, please let me know if you are interested in this cable... write me an email...cheers Mike
@@headquarteraudio5388 Try a NBS Black Label and your jaw will drop to the floor
any nema socket version suggested?
sorry, living in EU..please ask your Furutech dealer...cheers and have fun, Mike
You should have mentioned that the furutech fi33 ncf doesn’t fit in the original plate hole 😢. So this mod is not an easy one…
Have you found a way to install F133? I’ve just disconnected everything and realized it didn’t fit😢
There aren’t no solution except enlarging the hole. I dit it with a “Dremel”
@@hifiaddict3953 I've done the same, thank you!
Was the ‘mod’ worth the hassle in your opinion?
Rhodium is a poor electrical conductor, do you use the conditioner in an industrial environment.
second one i have now is with copper and copper gold iec...woooww..cheers Mike
@@headquarteraudio5388 Question - given the choice, would you go for FI-33 NCF (Rhodium as in video) or FI-33 (G) (Gold)?
Gold has twice as good electrical conductivity as Rhodium (at least), so not sure what's the fuss with Rhodium plating these days (as on my Bowers & Wilkins signature terminals or my Audiomica cables). I understand it's only thin plating (so the copper conductor beneath counts as well), but still - is shiny and smooth, not having precision tight contact as soft gold has. So genuine question - if wear&tear and oxidation is not relevant (I plug once and forever stays, clean with Kontak), GOLD or RHODIUM please? Also, did you require any soldering with Furutech inlets?.
I only have one PSM 156 - and currently experiencing substantial detail smear / aliasing (half year burning) in the music when my amp is connected (dual E-core transformers, non torroid). Weird, as it should not affect musical signal.
When I also plug DAC as well to Puritan, detail smering is enormous, aliasing is so bad as watercolor sound so I keep it out. I am wondering if this mod will help. DAC is having SMP power supply with own filtering - might be why it doesn't play well.
Thanks for video content, did you decided on gold or rhodium fi33?
Do you use the puritan ground master and route master? Are you using a 20amp of 15 amp outlet and is you outlet an upgraded furutech?