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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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wolf_garcia
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Just watched an interview with Dennis Had (youtube) as I’m thinking about buying one of his Fire Bottle amps…at around 31 minutes he comments about silly tweaks…gold fuses…Inspiring? (pun) Also, to explain what I meant about "predatory marketing skills," it would seem that the simple tweak area is the "low hanging fruit" of audiophile marketing. Why not make a product that costs very little to produce, claim to expose it to some proprietary treatment who's technical explanation is convoluted enough to defy reason and and/or inhibit criticism (or involves bees), and sell it for a gigantic profit into the "naive tweaker" market. A brilliant idea that seems to work every time.
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geoffkait
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Did someone que the Court Jester?

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nonoise
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God, I miss John Belushi.

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wolf_garcia
Just watched an interview with Dennis Had (youtube) as I’m thinking about buying one of his Fire Bottle amps…at around 31 minutes he comments about silly tweaks…gold fuses…Inspiring? (pun)

Maybe he should consider laying off the Fire Water. One doesn't really have to look very far to find amplifier designers who are living back in the last century. 



jetter
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Saw john with catfish hunter many years ago in NY in basically an old warehouse where you sat on the ground.  Very hot summer day, of course not air conditioned, they strolled out and sat on the stage floor with nothing but a large bottle of whiskey and ice bucket.  They just drank and talked, and whatever they were talking about (those were the days) Belushi would periodically ask if there were any questions.  He then would throw handfuls of ice at anyone that tried to ask a question.
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