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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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Readers of this thread who are going to the LA Audio show and use 300B tubes please let me know. I am planning on bringing a pair of specially treated 300B tubes to the show to compare with what is being demonstrated. That is if I can find a list of amps that are to be used !


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Charles his playing is excellent and style of music is solid. Definitely different not as classically jazz guitar but well worth seeking out!
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Hi Jond, 
Thanks,  I appreciate your feedback.  I'll check him out. 
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Wolf-Garcia ...

Thanks for the Lenny Breau recommendation. I checked him out on Spotify and put him on the "to do" list. Definitely my kind of music. The sellers sure are proud of the guy based upon the prices they want for his CD's.  Here' the one I listened to. Its a two CD set:

 http://www.ebay.com/itm/LENNY-BREAU-The-Complete-Living-Room-Tapes-CD-Brand-New-/182456931767?hash=i...

Lots of nice ballads. Just right for the morning coffee sessions. 

On the SR Black fuses ...

Look into the cause and effects of micro-arcing whenever two separate  metal contacts are set into place. Check out how Graphene eliminates the micro-arcing and reduces smear.  This seems like a good place to start:

https://phys.org/news/2013-09-technology-micro-scale-interconnect-multi-layer-graphene.html

Frank


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Frank and all readers:
I just received a bottle of Graphene contact enhancer from Mad Scientist Audio (New Zealand ). I am looking forward to giving it an audition.
Samsung is spending three Billion dollars on Graphene research this year!

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