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@Frank, I use neither Bybee nor magnets. When I received my paste it was dry and hard and the little make up brush had been used before by somebody because the bristles were stiff. The instructions that came with the kit claimed the paste had a shelf life of 6 months. I emailed Tim about this, he replied that it has a shelf life of 5 years. When I queried the discrepancy he again replied that there was a mix-up with the instructions. He said to just soak the brush in some water until soft.

I then asked him if I was to believe that the printers took it upon themselves to say 6 months. That won't happen and if it did was there no proof reading before publication?

I bought the bundle when first advertised because I thought it might be promotional only for a limited time. I was still building/renovating the listening room and opened the TC pack about a year after receiving it. I was not happy to then find the paste was out of date especially when nowhere on their site was it mentioned that there was a shelf life.

I was now dealing with Krissy who to compensate sent me 4 mats free.

@darkfrank, let me suggest you try, only temporarily, bypassing the fuse of concern with a solid copper rod or a jumper wire soldered across the fuse. This will now be your reference, that is to say it can't be improved upon for purity. Once your ear/brain has heard this then try and find the fuse that gets closest to your 'reference'

This is what I did and selected a SR Blue but it was not long before I bypassed the fuse, not with a jumper wire across the fuse but by soldering a wire across the fuse terminals.

Let me be clear, I am not recommending this other than as an experiment.

lemonhaze ... 

Hm ... that's strange. I have several tubes of TC left. I used it a little bit about a month ago and it is still viable. I haven't put it into the freezer as Tim suggested though. I've kept it at room temperature. Based upon what you wrote above, it appears that you never tried the TC. Is that correct?

So Krissy sent you four mats to compensate, and you heard no difference in the system while using the mats? I don't know what to say. The mats certainly work at my place, and in other systems, I know about. On the other hand, I know Ozzy put a couple of mats up for sale. Maybe he had the same experience as you. 

The reason I asked about magnets, is that I have a friend who has magnets everywhere, including in his speaker cables, his ICs, and his PCs. He's taken all of the PPT stuff out of his system because he claims they aren't compatible with magnets. 

If you are within driving distance, you're welcome to come over for a listening session. You'll discover that there's been no hyperbole coming from my keyboard. The system really does sound as good as described. 

Take care ...

Frank

Why does everyone assume that bypassing the the fuse is going to get the best sound possible? Whatever the audiophile fuses are doing, whether it is something that we currently understand and/or can measure, or not, why can’t it improve the sound beyond bypassing the fuse?

kingbarbuda-

@mllercarbon do you have a link to these stones? I have a Blackhawk Mk3.1 too. Have you compared the stones to MiG 2.0s? My Blackhawk is also on an SR Tranquility Basik. Thanks.

https://www.tweekgeek.com/qsa-stones-set-of-two/
Never tried MiG.