Furutech CF-201 N1 Rhodium High End Performance Spade Connector

Item code: CF-201 NCF Plus Rh

The Furutech CF-201 NCF Plus(R) is Furutech's top-tier spade connector for terminating high-end speaker cable, built around a one-piece rhodium-plated Alpha pure copper conductor. An NCF damping ring, a non-magnetic stainless steel body and a multila…
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SPEAKER CABLES:

A quantity of 2 means you will receive a pair of speaker cables e.g. for your front left and front right speakers. By entering a quantity of 1, you will get a cable for a single speaker e.g. centre speaker and this option also enables you to vary the length (and termination) of your cable for each speaker.

OTHER CABLES:

A quantity of 1 means you will receive a single cable in the case of aerial, satellite, subwoofer, digital coaxial & optical cables and a pair of cables in the case of 2 rca to 2 rca analogue audio cables.

NON-CABLE PRODUCTS:

A quantity of 1 means you will receive 1 of the specified products.

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Furutech CF-201 NCF Plus Rhodium High End Performance Spade Connector 

 

The Furutech CF-201 NCF Plus(R) is the flagship spade, or Y-lug, in Furutech's NCF range, and the sibling of the CF-202 banana plug. A spade is the preferred termination where a binding post can be clamped down hard on it, giving a large, high-pressure contact area that a banana pin cannot match, and it is the natural choice for amplifiers and speakers whose posts accept one. Its centre conductor is a one-piece Alpha pure copper part, plated in rhodium, and making it from a single piece removes the joins found in multi-part connectors where contact resistance and material changes can enter the signal path. The NCF Plus(R) series took a Grand Prix at the 2025 Audio Accessory Excellence Awards in Japan.

Much of the design addresses vibration. The pin carries a heat-resistant NCF damping ring made from a compound resin of Liquid Crystal Polymer, nano-sized ceramic particles and carbon powder, which adds piezoelectric damping, along with Furutech's Nano Crystal Formula to neutralise static and convert thermal, mechanical and electrical energy while damping vibration. The body is a one-piece non-magnetic Alpha stainless steel construction, and the wire clamp is moulded from stainless steel powder blended with vibration-damping metal powders, keeping magnetic material away from the conductor. Over this sits a multilayer housing of silver-plated 3K carbon fibre beneath a hard clear coat, on a non-magnetic stainless steel base.

For installation the spade accepts wire up to 7.0mm in diameter, fixed either by set screw or by soldering, with a wire-fixing construction designed to hold contact with the conductor stable over time. A knurled end housing aids grip, finished with an insulating ring and an aluminium colour ring. Each connector measures approximately 15.2mm in diameter by 70.0mm long and weighs around 38.8g, making it slightly longer and heavier than the CF-202 banana. They are sold as a set of two, supplied with a 2mm hex screwdriver and two M4x4 hex socket set screws.

 

What Furutech say about the CF-201 NCF Plus(R)

High End Performance Spade Connector

One-piece structure: α (Alpha) Pure Copper rhodium-plated one-piece center conductor.
Heat resistant NCF damping ring for the Pin is formed with a multi compound resin. This resin incorporates Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP), nano-sized ceramic particles and carbon powder for their additional "Piezo Effect" damping properties. As well as Furutech's NCF (Nano Crystal² Formula) which eliminates static, "interconverts" thermal, mechanical, and electrical energy and damps vibrations. NCF delivers improvements in the depth and focus of the sound stage, harmonics and tonal balance. Low frequencies are cleaner, with a greater sense of definition made possible by a lowered noise floor.
α (Alpha) Nonmagnetic stainless-steel one-piece construction body.
Non-magnetic wire fixing Clamp: The basic material is stainless steel powder, mixed with multiple special vibration-damping metal powders. Powder metallurgy molded fixing clamp.

Specifications

General
  • Brand: Furutech
  • Model: CF-201 NCF Plus(R)
  • Type: High-end spade (Y-lug) connector for loudspeaker cable
  • Plating: Rhodium
  • Quantity: 2 pieces per set
  • Award: Grand Prix, Audio Accessory Excellence Awards 2025
Conductor and Body
  • Centre Conductor: One-piece α (Alpha) Pure Copper, rhodium-plated
  • Body: α (Alpha) non-magnetic stainless steel, one-piece construction
  • Wire Fixing Clamp: Non-magnetic, powder metallurgy moulded from stainless steel powder mixed with vibration-damping metal powders
  • Wire Fixing: Set screw or soldering
  • Wire Contact: Specially designed fixed wire construction for stable conductor contact
Damping and Housing
  • Pin Damping Ring: Heat-resistant NCF multi compound resin incorporating Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP), nano-sized ceramic particles and carbon powder
  • NCF (Nano Crystal² Formula): Eliminates static, converts thermal, mechanical and electrical energy, and damps vibration
  • Housing: Multilayer hybrid NCF carbon housing, with a hard clear coat over silver-plated 3K carbon fibre on a non-magnetic stainless steel base
  • End Housing: Knurled
  • End Housing Insulation Ring: Yes
  • Colour Ring: Aluminium
Dimensions and Compatibility
  • Maximum Wire Diameter: 7.0mm
  • Dimensions: 15.2mm diameter x 70.0mm overall length (approx.)
  • Net Weight: 38.8g (approx.)
In the Box
  • 2x CF-201 NCF Plus(R) spade connectors
  • 1x 2mm hex head screwdriver (H2.0)
  • 2x hex socket set screws (M4x4)

About Furutech

Furutech, founded in 1988, designs and manufactures an extraordinary range of A/V cables made with extremely high purity OCC single-crystal oxygen-free copper. Furutech have several complete lines of analog and digital, power and coaxial cables available in terminated and bulk quantities. Furutech make a wide range of highest quality OEM A/V connectors and other signal transfer parts including power, speaker, IEC and specialized Hyper Audio Quality outlet receptacles. All metal components are treated with Furutech’s proprietary 2-Stage Alpha Cryogenic and Ring Demagnetization Process during manufacture that ensures the lowest achievable levels of distortion and noise.

Furutech offers a full line of elegantly engineered and designed power distribution and filter components made with an attention to detail found nowhere elsewhere. Furutech knows each and every part of the chain, no matter how small, is as important as the next, so they lavish maximum attention on all aspects of AC power transfer. As with cables, the separate parts go through the complete Alpha Process, and also benefit from the effects of GC-303, an applied material that absorbs EMI (Electromagnetic Interference). Furutech's Reference Line of cables and interconnects also include this anti-EMI technology.

Furutech's multistep and highly specialized techniques result in extremely low-noise, fast and undistorted signal transfer that begins with the incoming AC mains power, an important factor overlooked by many.

At Furutech, everyone there is passionately devoted to reaching the highest watermark in reference-grade A/V cables, OEM parts and accessories for home and car audio where Furutech maintain a very strong presence. Furutech's mission is building the absolutely best products imaginable whatever the effort involved, and offering them at a price/performance ratio that deeply satisfies every purchaser. Furutech’s Pure Transmission Design Concept improves every element of signal transmission, from the AC to the speaker.

About Furutech

Japanese maker of plugs, connectors and cables, with its own treated copper conductors and shielding materials.

Furutech is a Japanese company based in Tokyo. Its catalogue covers power connectors in IEC, UK, Schuko and other formats, signal connectors such as RCA and XLR, finished power, speaker, line, digital, USB and HDMI cables, and power distributors. It also makes bulk cable and accessories for phono and disc treatment.

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A cryogenic and demagnetising treatment

The Alpha Process combines cryogenic treatment with demagnetisation, and Furutech applies it to its alpha-treated pure copper. It sits alongside Ohno Continuous Cast single-crystal copper in the conductor line-up, so the Furutech catalogue includes more than one route to a pure copper conductor.

Copper, silver and hybrid conductors

Furutech's materials include silver-plated copper and copper-silver hybrids as well as OCC and alpha-treated copper. DUCC and PC-Triple C copper appear in some of its cables. This range of conductors means the same plug design can be paired with different cable types.

NCF material and interference absorption

Furutech describes its NCF, short for Nano Crystal Formula, as generating negative ions and converting thermal energy into far infrared energy. It also uses a material called GC-303 to absorb electromagnetic interference. These are Furutech's own descriptions of what the materials are designed to do.

Why we stock Furutech

We do not just sell Furutech, we build with them. Their plugs and connectors go onto the custom cables we make in our own workshop, including cables for other brands in our range. When you fit a component by hand several times a week, you find out quickly whether it is well made.

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Specifications

General
  • Brand: Furutech
  • Model: CF-201 NCF Plus(R)
  • Type: High-end spade (Y-lug) connector for loudspeaker cable
  • Plating: Rhodium
  • Quantity: 2 pieces per set
  • Award: Grand Prix, Audio Accessory Excellence Awards 2025
Conductor and Body
  • Centre Conductor: One-piece α (Alpha) Pure Copper, rhodium-plated
  • Body: α (Alpha) non-magnetic stainless steel, one-piece construction
  • Wire Fixing Clamp: Non-magnetic, powder metallurgy moulded from stainless steel powder mixed with vibration-damping metal powders
  • Wire Fixing: Set screw or soldering
  • Wire Contact: Specially designed fixed wire construction for stable conductor contact
Damping and Housing
  • Pin Damping Ring: Heat-resistant NCF multi compound resin incorporating Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP), nano-sized ceramic particles and carbon powder
  • NCF (Nano Crystal² Formula): Eliminates static, converts thermal, mechanical and electrical energy, and damps vibration
  • Housing: Multilayer hybrid NCF carbon housing, with a hard clear coat over silver-plated 3K carbon fibre on a non-magnetic stainless steel base
  • End Housing: Knurled
  • End Housing Insulation Ring: Yes
  • Colour Ring: Aluminium
Dimensions and Compatibility
  • Maximum Wire Diameter: 7.0mm
  • Dimensions: 15.2mm diameter x 70.0mm overall length (approx.)
  • Net Weight: 38.8g (approx.)
In the Box
  • 2x CF-201 NCF Plus(R) spade connectors
  • 1x 2mm hex head screwdriver (H2.0)
  • 2x hex socket set screws (M4x4)

We use Royal Mail 1st Class services for our Standard Delivery.

Orders received before 4.30 pm Monday to Friday are usually dispatched the same day by FIRST CLASS post (unless premium postal or timed courier services are selected), subject to stock availability. This does not apply to custom-length cables and speaker cables as these require a longer timescale to terminate. This also excludes all cables selected for the burn-in service. Please note, we do not process orders on national holidays in the UK. Over 98% of our orders are delivered the next working day including Saturdays.

 

Standard delivery is usually within 2 working days, although 98% of all orders are delivered the next working day including Saturdays. In extreme cases, such as delivery to the Highlands and Islands, this may take 3 days.

 

All items are fully insured and come with an invoice from Future Shop. We use the Royal Mail for delivery of small packages and DPD Local or DHL for items that weigh over 2KG. Items over 2KG are fully insured and will usually be delivered within 48 hours of placing your order subject to stock availability. For international orders, we use FedEx or DHL services where customers have selected this option.

 

 

Please note, special orders for non-standard cable lengths may be subject to longer deliver time-scales. This may vary from manufacturer to manufacturer.

 

We offer 'Free delivery on orders over £99' subject to the following terms & conditions:

  • Applies only to orders with £99 or more of items (including VAT at the UK rate), at Future Shop
  • Free Delivery on orders over £99 utilises Royal Mail First Class postal service for items weighing under 2KG. For items weighing over 2KG, we use DPD or DHL next working day services which deliver from 9.00am to 6pm within mainland UK (excludes Royal Mail Special Delivery Services and timed next day delivery services by DPD or DHL).
  • Applies only to deliveries to addresses within mainland UK and Northern Ireland addresses. Applies only to orders that are to be delivered to a single Mainland UK delivery address.
  • You will not be eligible for free delivery on your order if any items are cancelled or returned for a refund, bringing the total order amount below £99. Where items are returned, the refund due will be the cost of the item less any postage costs.
  • We reserve the right to change or discontinue 'Free delivery on orders over £99 promotion at any time.
  • FREE DELIVERY FOR ORDERS OVER £99 OFFER DOES NOT APPLY TO TRADE CUSTOMERS.

 

UK Postal & Delivery Charges - FIRST CLASS

Free UK delivery on all orders over £99*

Weight Price (FIRST CLASS UK POSTAGE)
0g - 1000g £3.95
1000g - 1400g £4.95
1400g - 1800g £5.95
1800g - 2000g £6.95
2000g - 3000g £8.95


* Free Delivery on orders over £99 utilises Royal Mail First Class postal service for items weighing under 2KG. For items weighing over 2KG, we use DPD or DHL next working day services which deliver from 9.00am to 6pm within mainland UK.

Free Delivery for orders over £99 excludes Royal Mail Special Delivery Services and timed next day delivery services by DPD or DHL.

 

Special Delivery UK - Guaranteed Next Working Day

We have 99.9% of the UK covered With Royal Mail Next Day Special Delivery. We guarantee delivery to most UK addresses by 1pm the next working day. This includes Northern Ireland, Jersey and Guernsey. Some places take longer to deliver to but we still guarantee delivery within three working days by 5.30 PM.

 

Please note, Royal Mail Special Delivery for next working day may not be possible where non-standard cable lengths are ordered. If this is the case, the item will be shipped via The Royal Mail Special Delivery service as soon as the cable is custom made.

 

For orders weighing over 2KG, we reserve the right to ship items using Next Day Pre-Noon Courier Services where Royal Mail Special Delivery option has been selected.

 

Channel Islands & Northern Ireland

We accept orders from all Channel Islands including Alderney, Jersey, Guernsey and Sark. Unless you select a premium service, Items weighing under 2KG are delivered using our standard UK delivery option above. For items weighing over 2KG, a surcharge may be applied for all deliveries to the Channel Islands as well as Northern Ireland.

 

European Countries

Deliveries to EU member states are not subject to 20% VAT after December 31st 2020 and therefore the 20% VAT on items is automatically deducted when you log-in, register or proceed to place an order.

 

The customer will be liable for the VAT at the local VAT rate, duty on the import and the brokerage service fee if applicable. This may need to be paid in advance to your local Customs & Excise office or the delivery company before your order can be delivered.

 

We offer the following shipping services:

  • Royal Mail First Class International Airmail Services - Items are usually delivered within 3 to 5 working days
  • Royal Mail Standard International Mail Services - Items are usually delivered within 7-10 working days
  • DHL Express International - Items are usually delivered within 24 to 48 hours. DHL orders must be received by 3:30pm for next day service to most destinations in Europe
  • Federal Express International Priority - Items are usually delivered within 24 to 48 hours. FedEx orders must be received by 3.00pm for next day service to most destinations in Europe
  • Federal Express International Economy - Item are usually delivered within 48 to 72 hours

We reserve the right to change your shipping method without notification if you select a method that we cannot use for your shipment (for instance, we cannot ship via postal services for items over 2 Kg to International destinations). If we need to change your shipping method, we will choose the least expensive shipping method for your order.

 

Worldwide - Excluding UK & Europe

Deliveries outside of the UK are not subject to 20% VAT and so the 20% tax on items is automatically deducted when you log-in, register or proceed to place an order.

 

If applicable, the customer will be liable for the taxes at the local tax rate, duty on the import and the brokerage service fee. This may need to be paid in advance to your local Customs & Excise office or the delivery company before your order can be delivered.

 

We offer the following shipping services:

  • Royal Mail First Class International Airmail Services - Items are usually delivered within 7 to 10 working days
  • Royal Mail Standard International Mail Services - Items are usually delivered within 15 working days
  • DHL Express International - Items are usually delivered within 24 to 48 hours. DHL orders must be received by 3:30pm for next day service to most destinations in Europe
  • Federal Express International Priority - Items are usually delivered within 48 hours. FedEx orders must be received by 3.00pm in order to ship items the same day, subject to stock availability
  • Where the actual weight of the package significantly exceeds the shipping cost charged on orders, we may write to you for an additional shipping charge. For larger orders, items may be shipped in multiple packets at our discretion

We reserve the right to change your shipping method without notification if you select a method that we cannot use for your shipment (for instance, we cannot ship via postal services for items over 2 Kg to International destinations). If we need to change your shipping method, we will choose the least expensive shipping method for your order.

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