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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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ptss
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Showed my 26 year old son some of this threads -
for fun,of course. His only comment was these guys 
definitely need another drink.Time for my B&B. Cheers
wolf_garcia
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Showing your son these posts would be a form of child abuse if he was a bit younger, but the possible damage to his psyche seems cruel even at this age. B&B…bed and breakfast or Benedictine and Brandy? And who IS Brandy and why is she still here? I digress…I do wonder if jmcgrogan2 is serious...hard science indeed, if by "hard" he means inexplicable. I was thinking (!) recently about the vibration that might reach my fuses…my speakers are well in front of the gear rack, rarely particularly loud enough to vibrate the fuses, and I think vibration is sort of everywhere anyway…so I hereby declare that fuse vibration is a non issue, which should free up the time some waste with obsessive gear vibration remedies. Again, this declaration is meant to make the world a better place as, clearly, I’m a giver.
ptss
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Hey wolf - it's definitely Benedictine and Brandy.
But having Bandy over certainly provides a whole
new dimension to listening pleasure.
Both the above are so far above fuse considerations.
I agree regarding vibrations, in fact I appreciates all the internal vibrations the music provides.
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charles1dad
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Teo_audio,
Regarding complex organics, there are some cable manufacturers who prefer natural materials  (paper, silk or cotton) rather than synthetic material for insulation/dielectric. No doubt that other factors matter as well. 
Charles 
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georgehifi
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It uses a triple layer design with 2 new proprietary components
And a partridge in a pear tree.
Outstanding thanks for the insight.

This is all fusers need to know.
All potential fusers need to remember that fuses deteriorate with age from switch on surges (as pictured), and they just need to be replaced with good quality $2 fuse of the same value, as Almarg linked to.

https://i.stack.imgur.com/0uqWX.jpg 

http://www.digikey.com/products/en/circuit-protection/fuses/139  

Cheers George

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