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NEW PROTOTYPE FUSES COMING >>>

I’ve been asked to evaluate/beta test some new fuses that will be coming out soon. I should have them as soon as this coming Saturday.

At this point:

1. I cannot reveal the name of the manufacturer of the fuses.
2. I do not know what the retail price will be.
3. I do not know what the name of the fuse will be.

For comparison purposes, I have a full complement of SR Orange fuses that can be used throughout the system. I have one QSA Yellow fuse now being used in my ARC-PH8 phono stage, with another one to arrive soon to be used in my ARC REF-75se.

I’ll be comparing the SR Orange fuses, and the QSA fuses, with the new prototype fuses. I’ll also be using the ears of three of my well-seasoned audiophile friends, as well as my own to make the evaluations. These guys are all truth-tellers that I have full confidence in.

According to the manufacturer, these new fuses are real game-changers, so stay tuned.

Frank
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wolf_garcia
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Wait...hold on...LSD and the Sitar ruined the Beatles? Revolver and Sgt. Pepper are not good things? Weird...sort of like believing that fuses can influence the tone of sound reproduction devices. Also note that generally very few listeners buy into either thing.
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tomic601
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refresh my memory, the same Gate that allowed your refrigerator to run colder ? IF so, a …..well lets just say monumental IF, wouldn’t an energy starved world beat a perfect path to that door ?
Fuses seem like …well hind tit….

forgive me if i have it wrong…
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pesky_wabbit
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Fuses seem like …well hind tit….
@tomic601, You have sent my analytical skills into overdrive !!!
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oregonpapa OP
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Wolfie sez >>>

"Weird...sort of like believing that fuses can influence the tone of sound reproduction devices."

I don't think the fuses are influencing the sound. I think they are getting out of the way of the sound. In other words, they allow for lower noise saturation throughout the system. Like everything else that has lowered noise in the system, more of what is on the recording is heard at the speaker end. This may sound weird, but most of the tweaks I've talked about in this forum over the past five years or so have done exactly that. The PPT Gate, mats, TC, etc., all have had their influence by lowering the noise floor. All of the aftermarket fuses I've tried over the years have done the same thing. With these latest fuses, both the QSA Yellow and the new prototypes, the noise is lowered even further.

Frank

rsf507
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Pretty soon the noise will be so low you will hear NOTHING coming out of your speakers. :-)
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