Synergistic Red Fuse ...

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

Best wishes for a speedy recovery Frank. We need you back here asap.

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!

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

Good luck, Frank! Damn, wish I lived close enough to bring you recovery donuts.