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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Hey whitestix.


That looks very much like a voodoo doll as GK’s avatar, that could explain it all.

Out of 3000 posts GK you’ve only contributed 3 discussions to this forum, and they are beauties!!!

https://forum.audiogon.com/users/geoffkait/discussions


Cheers George

A very pithy and funny comment, Geo.  If the fuses work, that is just dandy, really.  What the hell, a great tweak for $100 is a no-brainer for the dough we all have wrapped up in our gear.  Folks here love them and I can't dispute what their ears are hearing.  But, virtually anything spouted by GK must be judged for what it is, pure foolishness, unfounded by any rational thinking or science.  Remember, the dude has skin the game. "Crystals", indeed.  Cheers, Mark

At the end of the day, lads, it is a fair proposition to try out all sorts of tweaks like fuse swapping, just so long as you get a money-back return deal. My take is that the business model for a lot of after-market tweak vendors is that if even 95% of the buyers return them for refund, they are still making serious money, given their production costs. The fact of the matter is that 90% of guys that purchase ~$100 tweaks who don't find them worthy will not waste their time sending them back for a refund. Employ your BS meter and send the tweaks back that don't improve the sound of your system.  I am gonna go down to the river this weekend and see if I can find some of those magic "crystals" that GK hawks to see if it is the "lack best improvement" for my  audio system.   Maybe my CD's need some "treatment" too.   Cheers, Whitestix 
Revenge of the Nerds, Part 2. Tweakaphobes giving advice on tweaks. Hilarious. Looks like I’ve picked up a couple of bogies. A couple of escapees from Audio Circle no doubt.

Geoff Kait
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we do artificial atoms right



Al wrote,


" (I have a law degree in addition to my two EE degrees)."

Gee willikers, all that education and a theoretical physicist has to explain how aftermarket fuses improve the sound?