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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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oregonpapa OP
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Most of us started out in this hobby with a modest system. Mine was a Nikko receiver, a Yamaha turntable, and a pair of small Sonab speakers. I didn't know about different wires at the time. In fact, I can't remember anyone talking about it ... so, it was just stock Radio Shack wire for me. 

A few years later I moved on to a Yamaha integrated amp, a Yamaha tuner and a Tandberg 310 Cassette player. And then it happened ... I discovered tubes.  

I bought a pair of Dynaco MKIII amps and a Pas-3 preamp and was hooked on tubes. I eventually had the Pas-3 modified and switched to a Dyna 120 modified by Frank Van Alstine. That was a  killer solid state amp that I wish I had never sold. 

After a few years of messing with the Dynaco stuff, I finally went all out and bought an ARC SP-14 and an ARC Classic 60. Its been history ever since. 

Through all of time spent with various components, the music always came first. Tweaking my system hasn't always been successful. I've found over the years that one can take certain tweaks too far ... Mu metal comes to mind.

For someone to be demeaning to the point of describing a fine product as "acoustic spit," is in my mind over the top, and to put another member down for not having the ultimate in expensive equipment, and dictating how that other member's money should be spend in such a demeaning way is just plain rude. He needed to be called out.

Frank
dgarretson
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@nkonor I see we share ownership in "the good stuff"-- Pass XA-160.8  & Kuzma 4PT.  I dare you to take the top off those monoblocks and paint TC on the pins of the three easily accessible pin block connectors from the input stage and power boards. Then coat your cartridge pins. Then shut up and listen.
david_ten
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@oregonpapa   Frank, it's been difficult of late, given the general devolution in the fora, but I'm trying my best to take what I can that is positive and helpful from posts.

I understand the reaction to @nkonor 's post and rightly so. However, I believe he also makes a very important point:

Stop wasting $$$ over and over again on “Shipping & Lost Value” Put a real plan together and follow through.

Hopefully he will also be open to the positive contributions of this thread.

All the best. - David.
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Dgarretson & david_ten ...

Thanks for the support, guys. Sorry if I overreacted.

For those of us who know what a great product Tim Mrock has brought to market with TC, its an insult for someone to demean the product without trying it out for himself. It was the attitude toward another member that really took the cake. No excuse for it at all.

  • "Stop wasting $$$ over and over again on “Shipping & Lost Value” Put a real plan together and follow through."


^^^ I agree, there’s nothing wrong with that statement other than his assumption that we are "wasting $$$." Again, how would he know? He hasn’t tried the product, hasn’t seen the product ... and in general hasn’t a clue of what he speaks.

I will continue to support the use of TC on all connections ... AND THEN SOME. It has brought my system to a level I could only dream about. It works on the most modest equipment and the most expensive as well.

I'll make a prediction right here ... Total Contact will become a major player in the hobby within the next year. As soon as an honest, objective reviewer gets his hands on the product, every naysayer will be put in his place, and even they will be clamoring for the product. Its that good..  

Onward and upward ...

Frank

david_ten
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@oregonpapa Frank, I commend you for the ’couple’ threads you have done your best to keep on track and provide relevant information to those of us that are open to it. I’m not sure I have the fortitude or commitment to do what you have. It takes a lot to do so. I know I’m not the only one who appreciates those efforts.

Perhaps Sir Nkonor can shed more light on what it is that he means or wants to share. I took the same two sentences broadly, though I get how others interpret the same differently than I did.
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