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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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nyame
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Charles1dad

I did not believe that Extra Terrestrials routinely visited our planet. UNTIL NOW. Today I saw a photograph of one in the the pages of THE ABSOLUTE SOUND.

It is called the "Acoustic Signature Invictus" turntable. At three feet wide, 2.5 feet deep, it is a monster weighing over 300 lbs. Cost: $130,000 with tonearm. It  requires a stand for an additional $17, 500. 

As I have previously mentioned, I have not even looked at a turntable since the mid 1980s. When you mentioned the Well Tempered TT I had no idea what it was like. Now I am scared to even google it. Perhaps in a couple of weeks when I recover from shock I might summon up the courage to take a peek.

For those who cannot afford, or are unwilling to pay,  the asking price of the "signature" there is a budget version " The Acoustic Raven Black Knight" for a mere $45,000.
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geoffkait
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For Wolfie:

Graduation day at Audio Engineering school.

The school chancellor spoke. "It has been a difficult year. Many of you passed your courses with flying colors. You shall be going on to bigger and better things. The rest of you will become Audio Engineers.

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georgehifi
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 geoffkait, does a bear sh*t in the woods, sorry no I can't ask you that, because you can't see the forest through the trees.
  
Read up on AC theory and then you'll understand just how much voodoo bull**** you and others are speaking about fuses being directional when mains AC is involved.
  
Even if they were DC rail fuses, it would be still voodooistic to say they were directional.
Now there's something you can try geoffkait, use a dc fuse of the same amp rating instead of an ac fuse, then you may hear something different, I'd be interested in this outcome.  

Cheers George  
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jafreeman
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08-02-2016 6:02am
This directionality/AC argument has been discussed ad nauseam. I suggest anything that goes back and forth 60 times/second ends up standing still.

It can’t all be going back and forth 60 times/second and ending up standing still since something is coming out of the speakers. I'll grant you the elections are virtually standing still, however.

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charles1dad
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Hi Nayme,
From both a philosophical and design perspective the WTT is the polar opposite of the massive and extravagant Acoustic Signature Invictus table you mentioned. The WTT was in my opinion a brilliant yet simple turntable that yielded superb sound quality. I truly enjoyed it for years. Conceptually it reminds me of a top quality SETamplifier, pure and natural due to well engineered simplicity. I fully understand why Frank loves his WTT.
Charles,
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