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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?
oregonpapa
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Frank,

You take care of yourself, and rest up.  You'll have a lot of well wishes and good music to keep you company.

As much as I want those Rachmaninov concertos, I want to listen to music with you again even more.

Take care of yourself.

Jason
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Also, to Jond...

Frank's a great guy.  I don't like to relay what I speak about with other people, but he's exceptionally candid, and deeply caring.  One of the best guys on the forum, or in life, really.

Ciro, the other guy I met (goes by C_avila1) reached out to me on my offer on this forum to listen to each others systems.  He's also great, mods equipment, and loves to tinker.  Stupidly nice guy as well.  The a/b comparison was a lot of fun.

And to Charles...

Its funny you mentioning the preamp slot...I told Frank when I met him that in my preamp, while I liked the Synergistic Black fuse, there were qualities I preferred about the stock fuse.  In my amp, however, the Synergistic replaced a Furutech fuse, and it was a slam dunk, no question about it, upgrade.  With it in place, now the preamp is better with the SR Black than the stock glass fuse.  The two work well together.  Still, might have to try an AH fuse in the preamp one day.

Regards,
Jason
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Best wishes for a speedy recovery Frank. We need you back here asap.
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Here is a music rec for you guys The Stan Getz Quartet  "Live at Montreaux 1972" the quartet is Stan and Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, and Tony Williams. Can't imagine a better band than that and though it's more of a jazz fusion style than I normally like it's really fantastic. The tune La Fiesta in particular is great, check this album out it's a tour de force for sure!
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Thanks for all of the well wishes guys. Its very helpful. I have to be at the hospital at 5:30 tomorrow morning with the surgery scheduled to begin at 7:30 am.

On a completely different note: My friend Robert came over two nights ago for a listening session and brought a CD I thought some of you would enjoy. Its a modern take on the old cartoon film music of the 1920’s and 1930’s. Its a tribute to Raymond Scott, the leader of a quintet back in the day that used to do the sound tracks for these films. The modern group playing on the disc is the Beau Hunks sextet. Here is some really nostalgic jazz for us oldsters ... and hopefully a new find for the younger guys. Its really fun music and a good introduction to early American jazz.  Sound quality is really good on this well recorded stereo disc. It’ll have your toes tapping. Highly recommended. Here’s a link:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/THE-BEAU-HUNKS-SEXTETTE-CELEBRATION-ON-THE-PLANET-MARS-CD-/332183885875?hash...

Hang in there ...

Frank
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