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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Frank,
I suspect that author may be stating opinion/speculation rather than fact. Miles had been well established nearly 10 years on the jazz scene prior to Chet’s arrival. I can fully accept the idea that Miles  admired Chet’s tone, but chasing to mimic it  for his entire career? Miles had his own sound and approach to the trumpet and was always innovative and searching for ways of musical and creative expression.

You could make the case that he had 4 different career eras based strictly on his changing styles of playing. Bebop,Hard Bop, Modal and fusion, and perhaps some further subcategories. I don’t question that he admired the trumpet tone of Chet, he openly admired the playing of trumpeters Clifford Brown and Fats Navarro.
Charles
Advise on the Synergistic research Black fuses , recommendations .
due to standard fuses with a variance of over 15%  many times the very accurate 1% or less Premium fuse will pop. Recommend to go up one size bigger
and still be very stable  and runin time 48 hr to Start runin ,200 hours to full resolution  . These coating are very  stable but demand  lots of use to stabilize.
Charles ...

I stopped listening to Miles when he entered the "fusion" era. One of my favorite miles album is the original mono release on Columbia that I found in a used record store back in the early 70's. I think that's the era the author was alluding to. This album puts Miles' muted trumpet right there in front of you. If memory serves me right, I think I paid fifty cents for it. Man, those were the days for record collecting.  Here's an original copy:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MILES-DAVIS-Round-About-Midnight-LP-COLUMBIA-CL-949-6-EYE-DG-MONO-John-Coltr...


Frank,
My Miles collection includes all eras with the exception of the fusion genre, I just don’t enjoy this style of jazz music. I have quite a few Chet Baker recordings, I simply enjoy both of these artists. Although lesser known, Art Farmer had beautiful tone and particularly on his flugelhorn, just gorgeous. His collaborations with Gerry Mulligan were excellent.
Charles
Just want to reciprocate and extend good wishes to all for health and happiness, and good listening, in 2017.

Looking back at 2016, the only significant change I made to my system was purchase and installation of an Audio Technica AT-ART9 phono cartridge, which has been wonderful.  I made the decision to do that in part because of the advocacy provided at this forum by Frank (OP), among several others.  I continue to be grateful for that.

Best regards,
-- Al