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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almarg:,

Your post makes more sense (to me), rather than trying to explain, in some fashion, things that cannot be explained or measured, but can be heard by listening.

slaw wrote,

"Yes, I can see that.

Having said that, why don’t interconnects have a similar, instant, correlation? With interconnects, there is the obvious issues of break-in, the affect of insulation/dielectric, ... and so on.?"

Who says interconnects DON’T have a similar, instant correlation? That’s actually why we are seeing Graphene interconnects pop up, I.e., interconnects are sensitive to degree of conductivity, purity of conductor as well as RFI/EMI, magnetic fields and vibration. That's why we see such things as high purity silver conductors and seven nines purity copper. Just like fuses. That’s why some fuses use very high purity silver conductors and high purity silver end caps. Interconnects also DON’T necessarily have shielding or in some cases, not much of a dielectric/insulation, as per Anti Cables. Furthermore, I trust you are not suggesting fuses DON’T experience break in. 



geoffkait:,

"the fuse doesn't break the signal path, it is part of the signal path".

Can one assume this statement transfers to say, a tonearm wire (from cart to preamp?

In my system, the less "breaks"/additional connections, one has in the signal (regarding the path from a cart to a preamp), the better the sound.

Example: I fashioned a tonearm wireloom for my ET arm that took out two connections that I originally had. The sound quality improved by a wide margin.

Can this same/similar instance, correlate to the role a fuse has in the signal path?
geoffkait:,

"I trust you are not suggesting fuses DON'T experience break in"

I did not say that. It's an issue that I just don't recall reading about.

What I read the most, regarding the "instant" effect fuses have in one's system, is just that, it somehow (instantly) transforms the sonic signature of a given component. I NEVER read that, say, upon, hours of listening, this fuse has gradually made my component better in upon hours of listening/break-in.

This may be the difference in our opinion.

slaw
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05-22-2016 4:00pm
"geoffkait:,

"I trust you are not suggesting fuses DON’T experience break in"

I did not say that. It’s an issue that I just don’t recall reading about.

What I read the most, regarding the "instant" effect fuses have in one’s system, is just that, it somehow (instantly) transforms the sonic signature of a given component. I NEVER read that, say, upon, hours of listening, this fuse has gradually made my component better in upon hours of listening/break-in.

This may be the difference in our opinion."

That’s a little bit of an irony since I just made the comment the other day that when someone says he could find no mention of this or that it actually means he didn’t look or didn’t look in the right places. Let me give you a for instance. If you search this forum for the term "fuse break in" you will find 417 instances. I hate to judge before all the facts are in but I strongly suspect you will find what a you’re looking for among those 417 posts. I also have a feeling that many of those posts on the subject of fuse break in can be found on this very thread.

Cheers,

geoff kait