charles1 dad:
That is a nice list of excellent sounding record labels. It is fascinating that some labels and their teams can produce great sounds are so many others just can't get it.
This weekend experimented wiht the 300B amp's sound.
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?
Any comments from anyone else who has tried these fuses?
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I got a big jump in sound quality by adding three Synergistic Research ECT's ( Electronic Circuit Transducers ) to the amp. One ECT near the rectifier tube, one near the driver tube, and one near the volume control. Other locations that had no effect or a negative effect were near the output tubes, near the transformers, near the power cord inlet, and on the sides of the amp. With the ECT's in the right location, the soundstage greatly improved and the harmonics were much more musical. I have had a similar improvement using ECT's with the Art Audio PX-25 amp. I think this is a fun and worthwhile experiment with a product that has a 30 day return policy. David Pritchard |
Wig, If you are stil on this thread. Do you find it in a way more techical sounding, spread out the sounds within the stage clearly and evenly (which i found is the strongest point), doesnt really have shortcomings in any frequency range? Over the other fuse or fuses you used. I feel that blacks and outlets does well technically overall, does sound organic in a neutral way that is , having less colours to the music. These colours, not coloured sounding, may addto musial njoyment you are experiencing even if the are other areas which may fall short of the black fuse? |
Speaking of record labels, here's some interesting factoids on the Blue Note label. https://londonjazzcollector.wordpress.com/record-labels-guide/labelography-2/blue-note-mono-stereo-a... |
Frank, I cut my teeth on Blue Note recordings during my initial exposure to jazz recordings (vinyl and CD). This label definitely had many of the jazz icons early in their careers. Rudy Van Gelder during the 1950-60s was the recording engineer for Blue Note and Prestige. I must say that during this period the Prestige were consistently better sounding. Both labels provided excellent music. Charles, |
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