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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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oregonpapa OP
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^^^ Love it, David.  :-)
 
I can imagine the naysayers being in the middle of a conniption fit right about now. :-)

With the resolution level being attained by many of those posting here, its becoming mind boggling how the slightest changes can affect the sound for the better or for the worse.  One little HFT falling off the ceiling location can be heard immediately. Same for the location of the tube dampening rings. And then there's the switch of one SR Red fuse being replaced by an SR Black fuse. 

In the meantime ... we are getting closer to the music as we follow the tweak and upgrade path. 
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nonoise
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I don't get it. Either try the fuses yourself or be quiet. One needn't spend a fortune on them to find out. Right now you can get your butts over to ebay and get some PADIS fuses (German made, silver or rhodium end caps, silver wire, ceramic fuses) for about $25 apiece. They're OEM for Furutech at about half the cost, if not more. 

It would be an easy and cheap way to find out if there is anything to these fuses and if convinced, you can splurge on the more expensive SR fuses and see if the improvement justifies the extra costs.

The PADIS have received very positive reviews as well and considering no one here probably works and shills for them, one can trust the feedback, be it good or bad.

No biggie. 

All the best,
Nonoise
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^^^ Even less cost would be to try the SR Black fuses on the money back guarantee. If anyone doesn't like the results, or think they do nothing for their system, the return postage is what ... 6 bucks?  Oops! There I go a-shilling again. :-)

sherod
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Oregonpapa,

      You are going to love the Von Gaylord interconnects. I have a mix of Chinchilla and 7000s throughout my system, even in my bedroom system and they are the best I've ever had and I've tried a slew of them from many manufacturers. Please make sure you get at least 200 hours or so on them before you fully evaluate.
jwm
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A friend of mine from San Maguel Mexico came over last night. He brought an ECM record over that was simply outstanding. It was recorded in 1961 with Steve Swallow on bass, Paul Bley on piano, and Jimmy Giuffre on Clarinet. This record is so musical what a treat. Its called Jimmy Giuffre 1961. This is a must buy and can be purchased on Amazon. I just bought it. I don't know if its available on cd.
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