A few weeks ago, I busied myself extensively with the Sortz termination plugs from Ansuz in their RCA version and to this day I am absolutely impressed by the sonic improvements achieved. Since then, the Sortz have become an integral part of my system and the story now enters the next phase with the Sortz variants for BNC and LAN.

As reported, I have obtained the greatest sonic gain with the Sortz in my system when I use the plugs on both my preamplifier and my DAC. Starting from that, I have been wondering what effect the Sortz plugs would make if they were used further up the digital chain, i.e. in places where RF interference is particularly evident.

At this year's High End in Munich, I also discussed this matter in detail with Morten Thyrrestrup, Area Sales Manager for Europe. Morten promised that after the High End he would provide Hifistatement with the Sortz versions for LAN and BNC in the already known Basic, Supreme and Signature versions as soon as they became available. All Sortz versions show the same internal design and use the same technologies, which I already described in detail in my previous review. The only difference appears to be the connector types used, such as RCA, BNC or LAN RJ45. The Basic, Supreme and Signature variants, in turn, differ in the material used for the rod around which the Ansuz Tesla coils are wound and in the coatings applied to the connector housing. The differences are tabulated below: