Synergistic Red Fuse ...

Almarg wrote,

"There are at least two reasons why some (including me) would find it unsettling that a persuasive technical explanation doesn’t seem to be available:

1)A persuasive technical explanation, especially one that seems to make sense when looked at in a quantitative manner, would tend to dispel doubts some may legitimately have about what could legitimately be considered to be the seemingly implausible efficacy of such a tweak. Which would add confidence that the investment of time that would be required to properly assess the tweak in the various possible applications within a system would not be wasted."

2)A good technical understanding of how a given tweak works its magic may, hopefully, enable increased predictability of whether or not that magic will be forthcoming in a specific application."

Another typical trollish comment that dismisses ALL technical explanations for fuses already put forward, you know things like purer metal conductor and end caps as well as vibration control. Recall, dear readers these explanations are NOT rocket science. The use of the word "magic"by naysayers when describing tweaks, you know, like psychological, perception, placebo, bias, I.e., is just another clue that the person’s mind was made up a long time ago and that nothing can change it. This is all just another case of one troll admiring the cut of another troll’s jib.

Dear Al, Ralph and geoffkait ...

Your interesting technical dialogues are always informative and enjoyable to read.

But .... .

Is there anything to be said for just using one's ears to assess whether a tweak makes an improvement, causes a subtraction, or just doesn't make any difference at all? Especially if one knows the sound of live music and that is what any given system is compared with?
I've said it before ... I don't know the difference between a resistor and a capacitor, other than the capacitor stores energy and ... and ... what was it that a resistor does again?  

All I know is, upgrading from the HiFi tuning fuse that was in my amp, to the original SR Red fuse that started this thread was not subtle by any means. It was so much of a positive change that it motivated me to start this thread to begin with.  

A good friend whose ears I trust heard the improvement without knowing what the change was the moment he walked into the room to start a listening session.

Then with the conversion over to the SR Black fuses, the stage was set. It was like upgrading to a far better pre-amp or amp without the outlay of many thousands of dollars.

Then, the SR High Frequency Transducers (HFT's) really locked everything into place like never before. I don't know how these little things that stick on the walls work ... I only know that the little buggers are fantastic.


So, there are those of us out here who really don't need to know "why." We only care that it "does."  And that was the point I was trying to make with the purveyor of PA systems for the home environment, Wolfie Cotton Ears.

In the meantime, Mr. Record, who hears like a dang bat, is coming over for dinner and a listening session tonight. He always brings his latest thrift store finds, both vinyl and Cd's. So ... I'm looking forward to this evening.

Take care, guys.

OP
 

Sorry folks but I just don't view Al as a troll,  simply doesn't fit.  Significant differences between his approach, substance and comportment as contrasted with Garcia.  Two entirety different levels in my opinion. 
Charles, 

Hi Frank,
I have many of the Harold Land recordings you posted but not the "Hear Ye Hear Ye " with Red Mitchell. I’ll rectify that in short order 😊. Land is definitely underappreciated as a masterful tenor saxophonist.
Thanks,
Charles,

Agree with Charles regarding Al.  Al is only trying to figure out how and why the fuses works. Nothing more nothing less. 

Btw, one page over he is assisting another person on fuse sizing, and has always been a big help on this forum. 

I have never seen a helpful troll.