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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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Nyame,
I understand your assumption. Many SET amplifier aficionados are also  analog source users as well. I was in fact a hard core turntable user/advocate for many years. I discovered a relatively obscure Japanese DAC (Yamamoto YDA-1) that conveyed the emotion and essence of music as convincingly as my TT did  playing records. Its been about 6 years and I’ve not looked back.

I still enjoy good vinyl listening very much and a friend has an excellent Basis table and their top level tonearm and Miyajima cartridge. Despite this ongoing exposure I’m thoroughly happy and musically content with my Redbook source. The most impactful event in my music system development was acquiring a SET amplifier.

Charles
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oregonpapa OP
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nyname ...

"For Duke" is a wonderful record. I had two copies that I bought new, kept them for years, then about three years ago gave one to a friend. Someone here should take you up on the offer. 

Al ... if you don't have it, your ART-9 will put the Duke Ellington orchestra in your room.


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audioman58
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I was reading onThe Fuses purpose ,and upgrade .

first off when a piece of electronics is designed there is built in at very minimum 
on Any Quality piece of at least 20% overhead in electrical draw. To cover brown outs ,power surges. Your Fuse say 3 Amp I a standard steel fuse can vary over 15% before it pops. This is why Boutique Hiend fuses  sometimes pop .
reason being they are Very accurate typically within 1%.this is why rule of thumb
you get next size up 3.25,3.5 amp and make sure your U get correct Size
Fast blow, or T- timed = slowblow  .Big difference  between the two  it says on 
the fuse cap ,get a magnifier if need be . Very expensive fuse to blow.
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ivan_nosnibor
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My Dad was a Clemson grad, and although I spent a year at Bama myself, I was raised to be a Clemson fan before I was old enough to know what football was. Go Tigers! Beat the best!
nyame
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Charles 1 dad

I really do not know what a SET amplifier is and was never really sufficiently interested in finding out. Until now. Your description of what it did for you "conveyed the emotion and essence of music as convincingly as my TT" has got my attention. I will do some research to learn more about this fascinating technology.

Thanks
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