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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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charles1dad
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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,
acman3
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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.
electroslacker
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Max Planck warned against the mental state of "knowing" that gets us stuck.  He noted that constantly striving to understand is the remedy, and observation is important, even if it contradicts theory, and even if total understanding is unreachable.  My tendency is to know the fuse can't make a difference, but Max was no slouch, so whether it's subjective perception or engineering, I'll strive to stay in the striving state.
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charles1dad
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Acman3, wrote  "I have never seen a helpful troll" 
Beautiful! It could not be said any better. 
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andynotadam
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+1 on Hampton Hawes!
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