Contacts on fuse holders, if working and cleaned occasionally, don't require enhancement…simply cleaning. However, if graphene juice means you don't have to worry about cleaning the things, and the deadly and previously never worried about "micro arcing" is stopped dead in its possibly non existent tracks, maybe I'll get some, unless it's stupidly expensive…I'll have to apologize to my can of Deoxit. Also, I lied about never mentioning artists again (hey…it's OK to lie…part of our new world) as I worked with the beautiful and perky completely cool Anat Cohen a few months ago and, although I was already a fan, she was great as were her astonishingly killer 3 sidemen…one of very the best shows I've mixed or heard or anything…brilliant. Also, I met Bill Low (Audioquest founder) the other day in my local "Audio Salon" and talked with him for about an hour…amazing dude who advised me on some biwire options, mentioned a German tube rig he uses that shuts just the tubes off when not in use, and the importance of phase vs. amplitude. Anybody know what those German amps might be? Forgot the name…I'm old…Bill puts some sort of resistor in line with amp fuses to make the fuse have less influence (!) on the sound, but still blow when needed. So there's that.
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?
Any comments from anyone else who has tried these fuses?
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Just wanted to give folks here a heads up about Teo Audio’s Game Changer liquid metal ICs https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/teo-game-changer-ic-s-get-on-the-bus?lastpage=true I recently got a pair, and, I have to say, room temperature liquid metal as a conductor really does seem to be a "game changer". |
So, with some recent upgrades I haven't been able to tear myself away from the audio system. Therefore the absence from the forum and this thread. Do any of you like Harry Connick Jr.? I have five of his recordings on CD and every one of them puts Harry in the room. He' a little bit Tony Bennett, a little bit Frank Sinatra, a little bit Jack Jones. Here's a few that I can vouch for: http://www.ebay.com/itm/When-Harry-Met-Sally-Music-from-the-Motion-Picture-by-Harry-Connick-Jr-C-/16... http://www.ebay.com/itm/We-Are-in-Love-by-Harry-Connick-Jr-CD-Jun-1990-Columbia-USA-/152523778552?ha... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Loftys-Roach-Souffle-by-Harry-Connick-Jr-CD-Jul-1990-Columbia-USA-/162494100... This one is kind of rare ... Its just jazz ... good jazz recorded very well. No vocals: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Harry-Connick-Jr-Other-Hours-CD-2005-/381318196503?hash=item58c855ed17:g:vHc... You won't be disappointed in any of the above selections. Frank |
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