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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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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!

David Pritchard
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I read a year or so that lithium ion batteries charging time could be reduced by at least 25% with the addition of graphene to their charging posts. Another benefit was that this added material allowed for the battery to approach a near 100% full charge capability when compared to the standard terminal post which never seemed to reach full capacity. Tom
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^^^ As I understand it, in addition to eliminating micro arcing, Graphene lowers resistance to the point of almost nothing. 
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Unfollow this discussion a few times and I have selected that option but I cannot seem to get rid of this thread. Any suggestions from anyone?
My Pass XA 160.8 monoblocks have thermal magnetic breakers.
Years ago I tried HiFi tuning fuses in my Spectral monoblocks; 1 blew that day, the other is still in the amp. So 1 amp has a HiFi tuning fuse , the other a fuse from Ace Hardware. Can't hear any difference. End of fuse tweaks for me. The humor of this thread has worn off. How do I end it?
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