Synergistic Red Fuse ...

I'm really enjoying this thread a lot. 

At this point, and I hate to say it, never thought I'd ever say it ... but the CD playback is really challenging my analog rig ... and that's saying something. When I said that the sound I'm getting from digital now is like listening to an I-Max playback of music, it was no exaggeration. 

King ... 

I remember that HP quote as well, and I totally agreed with him until these RED fuses in the CD player broke in. I'd challenge any digi-phobe to come over for a listen and tell me they still don't like digital. Triple layers of Adult Diapers are required before the listening session begin though. 

Charles ...

Totally agree with you. These fuses are the most bang for the buck of any tweak I've ever done. A person could spend thousands on new cables, or .on an equipment upgrade and not accomplish what these fuses accomplish. 

Did the folks at SR sell their souls??? 

Knghifi,
I understand your point,  "massive" changes explains all. I've no plans for component  changes in the foreseeable future. So in my case  these relatively  low cost but very effective tweaks are ideal for me. I'm an admitted jazz aficionado and these fuses are surely increasing the listening joy òf my music library. 
Charles, 

Oregonpapa, 
I was an analog  dieheart for many years. When I added the Japanese Yamamoto DAC 5 years ago it was a turning point for me. It  in combination with my SET amplifier  based system demonstrated how terrific  and natural Red Book CD could be. I still certainly enjoy a good turntable set-up but I don't miss having one now at all. I learned that the limiting factor for Red Book is the hardware rather than the  medium/format. 
Charles, 

^^^ Charles ... 

I have to agree with you on the redbook CD's. My digital sounded very good before the fuse changes, but honestly, I had no idea what these little silver discs were capable of. 

I understand from a very reliable source that the ARC CD-6 is very analog like in its presentation. Perhaps the best ARC offers in this respect in a single box CD player. Even with that input, I'm keeping my ARC CD-7se. It's just too good to get rid of. 

Here I am sitting on a multi-thousand album record collection that's taken me over 50 years to accumulate. I have no intention of getting out of analog at this point. The only place where the digital is better (in my system) at this point is the lack of surface noise. The fuse change in the CD player has pretty much eliminated the digital edge and the flat presentation that bothered me so much before in comparison with analog. So now ... its the best of both worlds, or at least  close to it.  

Digital is now very musical, natural, organic and three dimensional. It throws off a wall to wall soundstage with uncanny front to back depth; and layering. A real "you are there" presentation. And its not just with the best discs. Almost every disc I throw on is a revelation,. The best discs in my CD collection are just simply magic. 

What's really cool is that I have attended many hifi shows over the years, and I can say at this point that very few demos at those shows, in spite of much higher prices, tons higher, are better than what I have right here in my living room. Most don't even come close.

Life is good ...