New Tweak --- Its Fantastic


THE NEW TWEAK

Over the good part of this past year I’ve been beta testing a new tweak, the name of which is "Total Contact." Its a hi-bred graphene contact enhancer that is different from all other contact enhancers that have come and gone for one reason or another. I’m not new to these contact enhancers, having had quite a bit of experience with a product developed by the late Brian Kyle and his "Quick Silver" contact enhancer. The "Total Contact" is different ... a LOT different.

"Total Contact" is graphene based and is not a vibration control. It eliminates micro-arching between two contacts. Micro-arching, much like Micro-vibration smears the sound in our stereo systems. Its the type of distortion that we don’t know is there .... until we eliminate it. There is no break-in as we know it. The sound is improved right off the bat, but what you hear is only a smidgen of what’s to come.

I tested three generations of "TC," each of which was an improvement over the previous incarnation. The final mix was cryogenitically treated and made for a more effective, much smoother application. It comes in a large hypodermic needle type plunger containing 1.5 ml of product and includes a instructional DVD and an application brush.

The application should be applied with a very thin coat to all of your electrical connections .... from your cartridge pins to your power cords. I did my entire system, including the ends of my fuses.

Upon initial application, you will notice an improvement in clarity, correctness of tonal balance and a more overall organic sound. But ... that is just scratching the surface of what this magic paste does. As it cures, the improvements become more apparent. Much more!

There are two real break-through events that happen almost to the day with "Total Contact," one at four weeks and another at eight weeks . At four weeks, you’ll get a real jump in clarity and overall improvement. That’s only a taste though of what’s to come at eight weeks. At eight weeks your system’s focus will make a jump in SQ that is so real - its surreal.

After 40 years in the hobby, and a total tweak nut, I have never heard anything that does what this graphene paste does. The see-through clarity at eight weeks becomes simply amazing. The "paste" eventually cures into a kind of polymer plastic and it seems that the sound improves with each listening session. So, its important that you leave your contacts alone for the duration. If you’re the type of person that continually switches wires in and out, you’ll have to re paste until enough time has elapsed to get "the cure."

The only problem I had was with the first batch and that had to do with shorting out a tube pin in the line stage. Use the "TC" very sparingly on tube pins, if at all. I only had problems with the line stage tube pins. The Amp, CD Player and Phono Stage has had no tube pin problems at all.

Tim Mrock, one of our fellow A’goners, is the developer of the product. Its taken Tim 15 years and several patents to get it right. Tim has "pasted" every electrical contact he can find in his audio system, all of the switches in his circuit breaker box, every contact in his car ... and has used it in commercial applications such as hospital circuit breakers, surgical lights ... and other places where efficiency and long life of electrical components are deemed important.

This product is highly recommended to anyone who truly wants to get the most out of his/her audio systems. There’s enough product in each tube to do at least two audio systems as it just takes a very thin coat on each application to be effective. The last tube was enough to do my system twice and then a friend’s system this past weekend.


Frank

PS: There were a couple of other A’goner beta testers of this product as well. Hopefully, they will chime in here with their experiences for comparison. I "pasted" both of Steve Fleschler’s systems a few days ago, perhaps he will comment on his results too. We forgot to paste Steve’s power cords though, so there’s a lot more to be had from Steve’s two fantastic systems.

Frank
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And you are a troll.  I only inform readers concerning products I purchase and use in my audio system.  You have many negative posts which do not relate to trying the products, just being personally negative towards posters like me.  I am wealthy and I have no need or desire to post unless I feel it is informative to readers.  I am obsessive concerning music, not equipment as I want the simplist audio system with only a volume and selctor control.  Now I have added the IPad.  I sit for hours at night listening and reading.  I share my music collection with friends and colleagues  That's my great enjoyment.  What does a troll do for fun?  He writes nasty personal diatribes against people and products on audio sites.  
Most people are not so wealthy and will have to discriminate to a greater degree whether or not to throw hundreds or thousands of dollars at "esoteric" tweaks.

For a balanced perspective,  they will have to look elsewhere.    Too bad!

HI fleschler,

I don't know which troll you were referring to as a few posts were removed but I enjoyed reading your reviews and experiences with regards to TC as well as SR products, as I do have the HFT's and Black fuses in my system.

I especially like the part where you said you were wealthy, :) that sounded so refreshing. I look forward to reading whatever tweaks guys like you and Frank discover and share from time to time.

As for me, I am loving my simple system everyday and how TC has taken it to new heights.

Regards,


I don't want to put words in fleschler's mouth, but it sounds like he's saying that TC, at $300, made a difference comparable with spending $7500 elsewhere?

Most people in this hobby can find, or save up, $300 within their budget.
Well, thank you fazee and tommylion.  It was Shadorne who called me a shill and/or fanboy.  I am not a billionaire but am actively operating several businesses/investments and have the cash to buy Magico's (which I dislike upon hearing them maybe 15 rooms in four years of the LA Audio show).  I don't like to swap equipment.  Most of my gear/electronics/analog/digital are 12+ years old with the oldest being my 1989 purchase of the SME IV tonearm.  There are bargains for middle income people to hear great sound at reasonable cost of used gear such as EAR Acute CD players.  The EAR sounds like analog with NOS tubes and a high end power cord ($450 from http://www.groverhuffman.com/empress-1 whose cables I do plug on forum sites as they are superior for the price).  

TC did not cure my room acoustic problems that SR passive devices did.  It is tremendously cost effective for what it does do, electronically.