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Furutech FP-200B Rhodium Banana Connector - Pack of 4
£100.00 £83.33
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Furutech FP-200B Rhodium
Free UK Delivery
24 Months
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A solid contact connection is critically important in an audio system. Furutech's precision engineered audio grade banana plugs are made from some of the finest materials in the industry today.
Furutech FP-200B Rhodium Banana Connector - Pack of 4
A solid contact connection is critically important in an audio system. Furutech's precision engineered audio grade banana plugs are made from some of the finest materials in the industry today. These audio grade banana plugs are made from non magnetic 24k Gold plated or Rhodium.
Specification
- Maximum Wire diameter: 5.0 mm
- Dimensions: Housing---φ10.8 mm X 30 mm L
- Dimensions: Banana Conductor---φ4.4 mm X 19.5 mm L
- Overall length: 49.50 mm
- FP-200B (R) Rhodium plated non-magnetic Conductor
- Specially designed center pin for increased contact area and stable transmission
- Unique set screw or solder wire setting for firm reliable connection
- Material: Conductor central pin with Rhodium or 24k Gold Plated non-magnetic copper alloy, Housing with anti-oxidized Aluminum Alloy
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.
Specification:
- Maximum Wire diameter: 5.0 mm
- Dimensions: Housing---φ10.8 mm X 30 mm L
- Dimensions: Banana Conductor---φ4.4 mm X 19.5 mm L
- Overall length: 49.50 mm
- FP-200B (R) Rhodium plated non-magnetic Conductor
- Specially designed center pin for increased contact area and stable transmission
- Unique set screw or solder wire setting for firm reliable connection
- Material: Conductor central pin with Rhodium or 24k Gold Plated non-magnetic copper alloy, Housing with anti-oxidized Aluminum Alloy
UK Delivery
1. We use Royal Mail 1st Class Services as a Standard Postage Option
Orders received before 4.30pm Monday to Friday (excluding Bank Holidays) are usually dispatched the same day by FIRST CLASS post (unless premium postal or timed courier services are selected), subject to stock availability. Over 98% of our orders are usually delivered the next working day including Saturdays.
Standard delivery is usually within 2-3 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 Futureshop.co.uk. We use the Royal Mail for delivery of small packages and DPD or Interlink Express for items that weigh over 2KG. Items over 2KG are fully insured and will usually be delivered within 48 hours of placing your order Monday to Friday subject to stock availability. For International orders, we use FedEx Services where customers have selected this option.
Please note, special orders for non-standard cable lengths or custom-made cables may be subject to longer delivery time-scales. This may vary from manufacturer to manufacturer.
We offer 'Free UK 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 FutureShop.co.uk
- 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 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 UK Mail).
- 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.
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 Interlink Express 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 Interlink Express.
2. 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.
For the Next Day Special Delivery service, orders must be received by futureshop.co.uk by 4.30pm weekdays. Orders after the 4.30pm deadline cannot be guaranteed for same day dispatch.
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.
3. 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 subject to 20% VAT. We offer the following shipping services:
- Royal Mail First Class International Untracked Airmail Services - Items are usually delivered within 10 working days.
- Royal Mail First Class International Tracked Airmail Services - Items are usually delivered within 3 to 7 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
Worldwide - Excluding UK & Europe
Deliveries outside of the EU are not subject to 20% VAT and so the 20% tax on items is automatically deducted when you login or register.
We offer the following shipping services:
- Royal Mail First Class International Untracked Airmail Services - Items are usually delivered within 15 working days.
- Royal Mail First Class International Tracked Airmail - Items are usually delivered within 10-15 working days.
- DHL Express International - Items are usually delivered within 48 hours. DHL orders must be received by 3:30pm in order to ship items the same day, subject to stock availability.
- 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.
Customer Reviews
5 /5.0 of 2 Reviews
Magnificent Improvement
Nick Sackman
14 Sep 2022
Verified Buyer
Eighty pounds, of course, is a lot of money to spend on a set of four banana plugs – except when the aural outcome is entirely positive and very pleasing.
My loudspeakers have rhodium-plated input sockets, so these Furutech FP-200B(R) plugs are the perfect match. According to the packaging, the plugs undergo a deep conditioning cryogenic freeze, followed by a demagnetization treatment at the factory.
From my experience of fitting these plugs to speaker cables of entirely normal thickness, I offer this advice:
In the Furutech packaging, there are sixteen grub screws with slotted heads, two of which are inserted into the body of each plug to clamp down on the twisted wires at the end of the speaker cable. Eight of these screws are 5mm in length, and the other eight are 3mm in length.
There is very little clearance between the plug body and the inside surface of the screw-on barrel. Therefore, the grub screws must be flush with the body’s surface or slightly below the surface; otherwise, the barrel cannot be fitted.
Which set of grub screws you use will depend on the thickness of your incoming (twisted) wires. Take great care that the screws you are driving/rotating into the body do not pass beyond the body’s machined thread. If the screws go inwards too far, they will jam, and you will never be able to extract the screw.
It may be necessary to strip and twist a double length of wire on each speaker cable and then fold the length back on itself, increasing the overall thickness. Use a grub screw to clamp down tightly on the wires but do not pass beyond the three or four threads machined in the plug’s body.
In short, it’s a balance between clamping the wires tightly and not having the slotted end of the grub screw protruding.
Finally, the ‘Z cut’ business end of the Furutech plug (on my speakers, at least) is a very tight fit in the speaker’s input socket.
The aural improvement brought about by fitting these plugs to my loudspeaker cables is quite wonderful.
My loudspeakers have rhodium-plated input sockets, so these Furutech FP-200B(R) plugs are the perfect match. According to the packaging, the plugs undergo a deep conditioning cryogenic freeze, followed by a demagnetization treatment at the factory.
From my experience of fitting these plugs to speaker cables of entirely normal thickness, I offer this advice:
In the Furutech packaging, there are sixteen grub screws with slotted heads, two of which are inserted into the body of each plug to clamp down on the twisted wires at the end of the speaker cable. Eight of these screws are 5mm in length, and the other eight are 3mm in length.
There is very little clearance between the plug body and the inside surface of the screw-on barrel. Therefore, the grub screws must be flush with the body’s surface or slightly below the surface; otherwise, the barrel cannot be fitted.
Which set of grub screws you use will depend on the thickness of your incoming (twisted) wires. Take great care that the screws you are driving/rotating into the body do not pass beyond the body’s machined thread. If the screws go inwards too far, they will jam, and you will never be able to extract the screw.
It may be necessary to strip and twist a double length of wire on each speaker cable and then fold the length back on itself, increasing the overall thickness. Use a grub screw to clamp down tightly on the wires but do not pass beyond the three or four threads machined in the plug’s body.
In short, it’s a balance between clamping the wires tightly and not having the slotted end of the grub screw protruding.
Finally, the ‘Z cut’ business end of the Furutech plug (on my speakers, at least) is a very tight fit in the speaker’s input socket.
The aural improvement brought about by fitting these plugs to my loudspeaker cables is quite wonderful.
Superb Connectors - Excellent Value
David King
20 Mar 2019
Verified Buyer
I ordered these plugs to replace Chord Z plugs. I expected some benefit but I was very surprised at how good Furutechs were and the scale of the improvement in sound quality I achieved. The lesson for the future is do not economise on connectors. Probably 50% of the sound quality of a cable is down to the quality of the connectors.
The sound using the Gurutevhs is clean, sweet, highly detailed and powerful. Dynamics are breathtaking. Buy with confidence
The sound using the Gurutevhs is clean, sweet, highly detailed and powerful. Dynamics are breathtaking. Buy with confidence