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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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King ....

I'm using an older  Oyaide outlet ... not sure of the model. I bought it at the CES a number of years ago. The distributor was having a two for one sale. I bought two ... one for the stereo system and one for the TV system in the other room.

Charles and davidprtichard ...

I have several copies of that Curtis Counts "bounce" record. It came in several covers over the years. That was on the Contemporary label. Contemporary recordings have amazing sound. They knew how to record music.The Fantasy reissues (Berkeley)  are really well done ... and reasonable in price too. 

I also have that Bluesy Burrell record. Kenny Burrell is pretty much my favorite jazz guitarist.  

How about Clifford Brown? IMO Zee best trumpet player on the planet. Too bad Clifford left us as such an early age. 
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Hi Davidpritchard,  my sentiments exactly about the full furutech gtx-rhodium outlet's,  but I fixed that by useing zinc highly magnetized screw's in place of the stainless steel none magnetic screw's,  sksos-steven has just received two ncf furutech gtx-rhodium outlet's for review,  he will be posting his comparisons of the original furutech gtx-rhodium and the ncf on the taralabs thread after they burn in, I'll pass along what he has to say,  if it's a substantial improvement,  I'm buying them. 
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Oregonpapa, 
Yep, Contemporary, Prestige, Riverside and Columbia all recorded jazz very well with early stereo in the late 1950s -1960s.Blue Note  had wonderful artists on their label but lagged behind the aforementioned labels in sound recording quality IMO.

Clifford Brown of course is a jazz trumpet icon, one of the absolute best. The thing is that Miles,Thad Jones,Fats Navarro, Chet Baker and Kenny Dorham are among my favorites also. They all are so unique and expressive in their own approach, I admire them for different reasons. 
Charles, 
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Oregonpapa:

As you are using an older Oyaide outlet, I do hope you will consider trying a Synergistic Research Teslaplex SE outlet. Since it comes with a 30 day trial, there is not much to lose. In my system there is a significant sonic change between the Oyaide and Teslaplex. I think the change is worth hearing, and then deciding which works better for your system.

Clifford Brown- great music. First purchased LP 1970 - I liked the cover art so I bought it. The great music was a bonus!

Today I get to hear the wonderful cello player Zuill Bailey  playing live solo Bach. The auditorium only holds 190 poeple.To me this is Jazz composed in the early 1700's. His CD's are moving!

David Pritchard
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^^^ david ...

I've read several reviews on the SR Teslapex. I'll try one after the system is sporting all BLACK fuses. I like to do one tweak at a time just to gauge the improvement for a few weeks at each stage. Weird, I know ... but that's me. 

Thanks for the heads up on Zuill Baily. I love the cello. Its the closest to the human voice. 

Charles ....

It looks as though we have the same record collection. How are you set for Cal Tjader? He's my favorite vibes player. Saw him live at Zardies jazz club in Hollywood when I was in high school.  Beatles who? Elvis who? *lol*
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