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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?
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t_ramey
366 posts
 
Macdude, where did you order the Telos Quantum X2 from?

I looked at their distributor list and couldn't find their fuses...
macdude
96 posts
 
T_ramey, I ordered it directly from Telos in Taiwan.

So far it's promising - refined with an ease for long listening sessions.
aolmrd1241
759 posts
 
Sounds as if fuse rolling is morphing into what tube rolling has done for increased audio pleasure.Who would have ever thunk it...
tsushima1
148 posts
 
macdude.....could you advise me/us as to the email address that you are using to contact Telos please, the contact form on the Telos website keeps 404 error-ing.
t_ramey
366 posts
 
tsushima1, same thing happened to me. On the same page they have an email address off to the left that I just tried and it sent so I'll see what they say.

I'm thinking of trying one in my preamp to see how it complements the SR black fuses in my dac and amps. But I'll order a black for the pre as well and see which one works better...
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