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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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This is kind of like a group of like minded guys sitting around the pub, kicking back a few brewskies, and talkin' audio.  :-)

By the way, if you want to hear a wide, deep, lush sound stage and great music, buy this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7zMYa47ws0

Available on ebay. 

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oregonpapa:
Thank you for the link. That sounds good even over my portable laptop speaker! They have her voice miked just right. It is a small world. I was listening to some Paul Weston cuts on Mother's Day. A talented studio arranger - producer. It was on the Sirius Internet "Escape" channel .

David Pritchard
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David ...

I believe that so many audiophiles are taken by the 180 gram modern reissues that they miss the real classics that would make their audio systems come alive. 

Here's some more beautiful music with a deep, wide, floor to ceiling sound stage. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S1GuZLsqMo&list=PLORhWcDj8iRNCFoueY0stkZrMgvIukS47

This is their best ... amaze your friends and bask in the musical beauty of this album:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/THE-NORMAN-LUBOFF-CHOIR-BUT-BEAUTIFUL-CS-8114-COLUMBIA-VINYL-LP-RECORD-12-/1...
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No better interpretations of Liszt's piano compositions than those done by Peter Katin. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5VMhVaE-vg

This is the album to get. Don't bother looking for the original, its super rare. The Stereo Treasury is a great reissue.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Peter-Katin-Piano-Music-Of-Liszt-LP-London-FFRR-STS-15133-Vinyl-/28103216507...
steakster
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FWIW:  I've had a SR Black fuse in my Class A solid state amp for 3 months.  Much tweaking during that time - directionality, IC & PC swapping, preamp tube-rolling, etc.   In my amp, the Black fuse seemed to reduce midrange harmonics - especially pronounced with vocals - thinner.     Perhaps, the manufacturer voiced this amp with the OEM fuse.   

Then, I tried the SR Black fuse in the power supply for my digital re-clocker.   Voila!    It works there.  This sort of makes sense since many members installed their Blacks in their digital players first.   No doubt, ymmv.
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