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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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Knghifi,
I just as you and Frank follow politics closely and also believe virtually all is intertwined in life. However Jond is right in the sense that sports is far more lighthearted and trivial with little impact on our lives. Political issues profoundly impact our very existence. I follow both for drastically different reasons.
Charles
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geoffkait
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Next up, how about religion? Maybe that's not light hearted enough.

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nonoise
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Dare to speak your piece and a virtual dog pile ensues. A closed mind deserves its fate.
knghifi
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However Jond is right in the sense that sports is far more lighthearted and trivial with little impact on our lives. Political issues profoundly impact our very existence.
charles1dad, it's a matter of ones perspective.  

I grew up in New England and very passionate with sports.  I played all 4 sports depending on the season.   We felt the pain when our local team loses.   I still can't get over Patriot lost in 2007.

When I was living in SoCal, it was totally different.  I never forgot the time I was moping over a lost and one of my colleague said to me, it's just a game!    What???

This is an open forum so if one chooses to participate, accept the fact there will be subjects or discussions you disagreed or not interested it so just ignore it.   No one should decide what's appropriate to discuss in an open forum.
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And once again like clockwork, comes the topic shift to bury any negatives, once things are questioned about the voodoo fuses.

As almarg mentioned as well, just change your fuse for a well made new one "and clean the clamps".
I just used "10c" as a metaphor as an indication that you don’t need to pay >$100 for a voodoo fuse to get a change if your old fuse has deteriorated (pictured). A well made fuse in Australia is also $1-$2 as almarg stated.

https://i.stack.imgur.com/0uqWX.jpg

http://www.digikey.com/products/en/circuit-protection/fuses/139

Cheers George
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