New Tweak --- Its Fantastic


THE NEW TWEAK

Over the good part of this past year I’ve been beta testing a new tweak, the name of which is "Total Contact." Its a hi-bred graphene contact enhancer that is different from all other contact enhancers that have come and gone for one reason or another. I’m not new to these contact enhancers, having had quite a bit of experience with a product developed by the late Brian Kyle and his "Quick Silver" contact enhancer. The "Total Contact" is different ... a LOT different.

"Total Contact" is graphene based and is not a vibration control. It eliminates micro-arching between two contacts. Micro-arching, much like Micro-vibration smears the sound in our stereo systems. Its the type of distortion that we don’t know is there .... until we eliminate it. There is no break-in as we know it. The sound is improved right off the bat, but what you hear is only a smidgen of what’s to come.

I tested three generations of "TC," each of which was an improvement over the previous incarnation. The final mix was cryogenitically treated and made for a more effective, much smoother application. It comes in a large hypodermic needle type plunger containing 1.5 ml of product and includes a instructional DVD and an application brush.

The application should be applied with a very thin coat to all of your electrical connections .... from your cartridge pins to your power cords. I did my entire system, including the ends of my fuses.

Upon initial application, you will notice an improvement in clarity, correctness of tonal balance and a more overall organic sound. But ... that is just scratching the surface of what this magic paste does. As it cures, the improvements become more apparent. Much more!

There are two real break-through events that happen almost to the day with "Total Contact," one at four weeks and another at eight weeks . At four weeks, you’ll get a real jump in clarity and overall improvement. That’s only a taste though of what’s to come at eight weeks. At eight weeks your system’s focus will make a jump in SQ that is so real - its surreal.

After 40 years in the hobby, and a total tweak nut, I have never heard anything that does what this graphene paste does. The see-through clarity at eight weeks becomes simply amazing. The "paste" eventually cures into a kind of polymer plastic and it seems that the sound improves with each listening session. So, its important that you leave your contacts alone for the duration. If you’re the type of person that continually switches wires in and out, you’ll have to re paste until enough time has elapsed to get "the cure."

The only problem I had was with the first batch and that had to do with shorting out a tube pin in the line stage. Use the "TC" very sparingly on tube pins, if at all. I only had problems with the line stage tube pins. The Amp, CD Player and Phono Stage has had no tube pin problems at all.

Tim Mrock, one of our fellow A’goners, is the developer of the product. Its taken Tim 15 years and several patents to get it right. Tim has "pasted" every electrical contact he can find in his audio system, all of the switches in his circuit breaker box, every contact in his car ... and has used it in commercial applications such as hospital circuit breakers, surgical lights ... and other places where efficiency and long life of electrical components are deemed important.

This product is highly recommended to anyone who truly wants to get the most out of his/her audio systems. There’s enough product in each tube to do at least two audio systems as it just takes a very thin coat on each application to be effective. The last tube was enough to do my system twice and then a friend’s system this past weekend.


Frank

PS: There were a couple of other A’goner beta testers of this product as well. Hopefully, they will chime in here with their experiences for comparison. I "pasted" both of Steve Fleschler’s systems a few days ago, perhaps he will comment on his results too. We forgot to paste Steve’s power cords though, so there’s a lot more to be had from Steve’s two fantastic systems.

Frank
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Over the weekend, I noticed a great improvement in the SQ of my system, everything sounded smoother and more dynamic and I remember that I was into the 4th week after applying TC.. I was mesmerized and just spent the day listening to my favourite tracks.

Finally had the electrician over this afternoon to open up the DB as well as my Synergistic Research Black UEF wall duplex. We made sure to sit down and listen to some tracks first, and he commented on how much better my system sounded as compared to a year and a half ago when he installed the dedicated DB and SR Black UEF wall duplex.  

We then proceeded to apply TC into the DB and wall duplex and sat down again to listen to the same tracks. Both he and I were flabbergasted, the improvement in SQ was simply amazing. The effect was like going from a 1970s Telefunken Box TV to the latest LG OLED TV, it was really that dramatic.

Thanks once again Tim, like someone else has mentioned, I didn't realize how good my system is and I do not see the need at this point to upgrade any components in my chain.  

I have now passed the 4 week mark for all the connections in my system I have treated with TC, except for my digital cable. I've got two weeks on that.

Among the qualities that TC has brought to, or increased in, my system, transparency and clarity especially stand out. The natural detail that can be heard with very little effort is remarkable.

Organic, palpable and solid are some other words that come to mind. There is an increased sense of life and energy. The feeling of real people singing, playing real instruments, working together, interacting with one another, and blending together into a wonderful whole.

After the live performances I have had the pleasure of attending, what it reminds me of most is exceptional analog sourced systems that I have heard, and coveted the sound of, over the years. Not bad for a CD based system.
^^^ Four weeks is startling.  

At the eight week point what amazed me was the solid wall of three dimensional purity in the SQ I was getting.  Its like I can reach out and touch the performers.  And that was from both digital and analog sources. Never thought red book CD's could sound so good.

So fazee, tommylion ... and others who have taken the plunge ... you guys have much to look forward to. :-)

Frank
   I am really not sure how my system could get much better,  but I guess I will find out in about 3 and a half weeks.  When you guys paste a digital cable or an hdmi cable that has several pins,  are you using the brush or are you using a tooth pick?

Looking forward to it Frank, so glad I took the plunge. I did notice the imaging was so much more precise, Norah Jones was dead centre.

Can't thank you enough for recommending this product and having to receive so much flak along the way.

Regards,

Les