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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Geez, I am getting old. I thought this lovely thread ended two pages ago, then tonight I noticed two more pages. I could have done without the page before this one, but it's nice to see things back on track and positive.

Earlier this week, I subjected my system to the "Grog test." Grog (actually Greg--a friend since high school) is famous for passing out early. But this time, with my system sounding really good (SR Black outlets fully stabilized) and Grog listened until after two AM (and he was visiting the West Coast from Chicago, so we had the time zone difference working against this outcome as well). Grog is no audiophile, but he likes music, and he really enjoyed what he heard that night. Apologies to my long suffering neighbors.

One of the fun aspects of having one's music library accessible via iPad is that you can just turn it over to a guest and let them have at it. It's fun to have another person crawl through your collection. It's like getting a different perspective on the music you loved enough to have purchased and added to your library....
Charles & Nyame ...

Some of the most musically accurate systems I've heard had a Linn turntable in it. I used to seek out the Linn room at CES every year just to sit and listen to their wonderful systems.  Not only did the Linn TT play music, but the Linn folks had exemplary taste in music. You could always count on being entertained with great music in their demo rooms.

Enter the Well Tempered TT.  What could be better than a well designed tonearm bearing? How about no bearing at all? Yes, the WT tonearm looks like a Rube Goldberg contraption, but it works amazingly well. Here's an early (2006) review written by Paul Dudley:

 http://www.stereophile.com/artdudleylistening/1106listening/index.html#xGYT2q7bzxmimwgy.97

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Andy ...

Glad you're getting good results from the new SR outlet. I'd love to hear your review.  Its on my bucket list. One thing at a time. :-)

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Oregonpapa

Thanks for information on the legend VI. I am very interested and  impressed that Peter rated it 1A. This is his highest rating.

I will look into this when I am ready, probably in October.

Thanks again
Hi Andy,
I hear you in regard to the very recent exchanges on this thread concerning the Black fuses. Personally it  has now become stale  for me, what more can be said? Three people tried the fuses and derived no benefit. Multiple numbers of people have enthusiastically reported very positive results. No product pleases everyone. So there it is, the 8 months length of this thread speaks to the obvious overall concensus. The maturity and community/friendly atmosphere has been much appreciated by me (and many others I’m sure ). I’ll continue to post music recommendations and look forward to others posting the same. There are lots of music lovers participating on this thread. ☺☺
Charles,