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Synergistic Red Fuse ...

I installed a SR RED Quantum fuse in my ARC REF-3 preamp a few days ago, replacing an older high end fuse. Uhh ... for a hundred bucks, this little baby is well worth the cost. There was an immediate improvement upon installation, but now that its broken in (yes, no kidding), its quite remarkable. A tightening of the focus, a more solid image, and most important of all for my tastes, a deeper appreciation for the organic sound of the instruments. Damn! ... cellos sound great! Much improved attack on pianos. More humanistic on vocals. Bowed bass goes down forever. Next move? .... I'm doing the entire system with these fuses. One at a time though just to gauge the improvement in each piece of equipment. The REF-75se comes next. I'll report the results as the progression takes place. Stay tuned ...

Any comments from anyone else who has tried these fuses?
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^^^ I don't know if any of you guys have ever made the connection between country & western guitar playing and Hawaiian music. My friend Robert pointed the connection out to me a couple of years ago. Could it have been the influence of Hawaiian music on our young military boys when they served in Hawaii during WWII? Check it out:
 
Hawaiian ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5do5FtHPv0

Country ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97svDuqFctI&list=PLX7X_fX17YaWyYWEBBhL3aMI9Ptia4b-w

Also, there's a definite connection between Irish/Scottish music and our own Appalachian mountain music.

Traditional Irish /Scottish music:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ftHXYJZt5s&list=PL7A4C7651B1C4A113

Appalachian mountain music:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doqcTf-zkkI#t=4.415748



tommylion
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A great CD with original and traditional American music is violinist Mark O’ Connor’s "Liberty!". It’s the soundtrack from the PBS miniseries of the same name about the American Revolution.

The track "Brave Wolfe", a duet for violin and trumpet with Wynton Marsalis, is particularly amazing.

tommylion
874 posts
 
Joshua Bell & Edgar Meyer's "Short Trip Home" is another great one.
kedoades
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Hello,  I am thinking of trying one of these black fuses.  I see some people are recommending that you go one size up on the fuse,  just wondering if this is always safe to do?  thanks
fynnegan
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I bought two Black fuses for my Electrocompaniet amp. Selected higher than the suggested rating, two steps higher for the one inside the amp. They both blew in three weeks.

There was a difference for sure, more detail in the highs, it was showing problems in that area as well.

After they blew I removed the wrapping on the fuses, there was nothing except some glue in that "mystery dot". Maybe the glue is the thing, who knows.

I’m not getting new ones soon. Going to try some other fuses next.
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