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?
128x128oregonpapa
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Wow! Now that's what I call a cogent post. Thanks. 

" So, the bass is clearer, but very slightly more lightweight, although I then followed that with the Labelle CD ’Nightbirds’ (you know, the one with Lady Marmalade’s famous ’voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir’ phrase on it). I’d never been impressed with the bass on that CD, yet there was WAY more of it than i was used to..."

I have a recording (Vinyl) on the Pablo label featuring Milt Jackson (vibes), Ray Brown (bass) Monty Alexander (organ) and Mickey Roker drums. Its a live recording of a concert that took place in a London nightclub in 1982.  The recording is a tribute to "Monk." 

On side one, cut three, Ray Brown is playing a solo using his bow on the bass for the entire side. The tune is "Round Midnight." Its a terrific test of the bass response of any system. I played it several times with broken in SR Red fuses and also with the SR Blacks. Its progressively gotten better with each fuse change. Its to the point now that when Ray Brown hits the very lowest notes, the bass reverberates and projects into the room to the extent that it makes my chest vibrate.  Its quite amazing and totally realistic.
Frank,
Pablo is a label that's consistently very  good with their high quality level musicians. I love jazz bassists who play Con Arco,  so beautiful. I'll have to seek out this live recording,  you can never own too many Milt Jackson recordings.  I have a bunch. Frank what's the title of this recording? 
Charles, 
So, Oregonpapa, did you observe that the bass, with the Quantum Black fuse,  had the same "weight" to it - or even  more or less weight - or did you simply observe that the bass quality seemed better?

Charles ...

This is the one you'd be looking for:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MILT-JACKSON-IN-LONDON-MEMORIES-OF-THELONIOUS-SPHERE-MONK-RECORD-UNPLAYED-/4...

gbmcleod ...

The bowed bass acquired a more guttural, natural sound with the Black fuses over the Red fuses. I'd say the improvement was in both areas you described ... both in weight and quality. And by the way, the audience takes on a more realistic dimension as well. This recording wasn't a slouch by any means even with the old HiFi Tuning fuses I had before I switched to the SR Reds and then to the SR Blacks. With each fuse change there was just more there there. The rest of the album is terrific as well.  

I bought a lot of the Pablo records back in the day. They were a dollar more than most other records, but I thought the sound quality was well worth it. When CDs were first introduced, I cleaned up on Pablo cut-outs too. 

Take care ...


Hi gbmcleod,  what a wonderful written post you directed to me,  thankyou,  I learned a lot from what you had to say,  btw, furutech has just introduced a new outlet and a few more products,  it is the ncf furutech gtx-rhodium outlet's,  I've got first hand reports by phone from friends that this is better than the original furutech gtx-rhodium outlet, not a night and day difference,  but substantial enough they all converted to useing the new outlet,  the usual more natural, realism,  better bass and sound staging, pretty much extended frequency response.