Synergistic Red Fuse ...

Hello George (jetter),
I agree with you regarding the fun and discovery of sharing recordings and introducing unfamiliar artists.
Regarding audio systems and upgrading there seem to be 2 general approaches of equal merit.
1 Buy /replace components to improve one’s current sound quality.
2 Keep the current components and attempt to maximize their capabilities.

I have gone both routes over the years and had sucessful outcomes.
I’ve decided that my current system is the best I’ve owned and after 7 years of joy this is very likely my final system. For this reason I want to extract all or nearly all it has to give sonically. Vibration management, better tubes, capacitors, fuses, wall AC outlets have all been exceptionally gratifying tweaks.

IMO it has elevated the "very good " to the tier of superb, resulting in even a greater and deeper level of listening pleasure.

George, these are needless to say personal choices we make. I can only attest to my experiences, in my case the tweaking and selected upgrading of parts and accessories has been utterly rewarding. As we all can appreciate, to each their own. I spend many hours listening to music and enjoy every moment of doing so. 
Charles

Over the last year+ that this thread has been in existence, our friend Wolf Man Jack, aka wolf-garcia, has made the following acidic accusations and assertions:

I am ...

1.  A "shill" for SR.
2.  An employee of SR.
3.  Receiving a paycheck from SR.
 
And now, he comes forth to inform us that we who have transformed our systems with SR tweaks are:  

1.  Personally insecure.
2.  We require "validation from others of our special listening skills."
3.  That we live in a world of fantasy. 

Also spewing from Wolf Man Jack's brain cells are insane and inane claims that the designers at SR are:

1.  Foisting off a faux product onto naive audiophiles.
2.  Manufacturing a faulty product.
3.  Making an obscene profit.
4. That Ted Denny, the design engineer for SR, is a "snake oil salesman." 

All of this coming from a guy who has  never heard my system or the systems of anyone else posting here.Nor has he ever met Ted Denny, me, or anyone else reading this post.

All of this acidic poison is coming from a guy who makes a living producing sound for live concerts; venues that I have long ago stopped going to because of the incredibly high decibel levels attained at most of them. The last one was a Jon Luc Ponty concert years ago that was so loud I thought bombs were going off inside my head, the result of which, was like dragging dental floss through my ears. I walked out.  Small venues, fine ... but no more rock concerts that try to pass deafening decibel levels off as good music. That's Wolf Man Jack's world, not mine.

Over time here on the A'gon site, I have promoted products that have actually made a significant improvement in my system and therefore have had the effect of improving the enjoyment of my recording collections. I would have to ask Wolf Man Jack, aka wolf-garcia, if I am also on the payroll, or a shill for:

1. Audio Research Corp.
2. David Magnan's cables.
3. Von Gaylord (Ray Leung's) cables.
4. Ben's Shatki Holographs.
5. Origin Live's custom turntable belts.
6. Audio-Technica's cartridges.
7. Well Tempered Turntables and all of the various tweaks necessary to bring one of these tables up as close as possible to state of the art performance.  

Hey Wolf Man Jack ... Is Bill Firebaugh a "snake oil salesman" too?  

All of the above, and much more, have made significant improvements in my system and have brought it to heights that I never would have imagined could be obtained in one's listening room. When I find something that really works, I find it fun to share it with my fellow audiophile friends, and I have with all of the above. That's all. 

I want to assure Wolf Man Jack, aka wolf-garcia, that he hasn't affected me in any way ... other than to add a bit of  humor, and at times an incredulous insight into a mind slammed shut.

In the meantime, I continue to travel along the path of what I believe to have been a wonderful journey through a positive life filled with a great family, wonderful friends, a lucrative career, great literature and of course, wonderful music. 

Okay Wolf Man Jack ... your turn.

Frank

Frank relax, no one takes wolfie seriously.
He is more like a chihuahua, nipping at people's heels, than a wolf.

There are bitter, jealous people on any forum, not just Audiogon.
Best just to ignore them and enjoy the music.

Cheers,
John

Frank & John,

Shame on you both for slandering Wolfman Jack and Chihuahuas that way. What did they ever do to you? ;>)

Dave

I don’t need any convincing about fuses, having tried HI-Fi Supreme and Acme before settling on Furutech’s and their GTX (R) outlets for the past year and a half. From that perspective, I’ve been working my way through this thread day by day, but to jump ahead and ask now: Is the recommendation for blacks still to go up a value on the slow-blow’s? I’m talking about a couple of dacs that take 1A and powered speakers that take 2A and 5A. Don’t know about the Oppo 103 and 203, as I haven’t opened either yet. 

Btw, I've found the greatest thing about this thread, even better than the good fuse discussion, have been all the suggestions about artists and recordings. Many thanks,