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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Oregonfrank
The acoustic paint is being applied to panels and then the panels placed on walls. Ted Denney’s Facebook page has all of the info on it. In addition to audio applications Denney wants to use it for industrial applications to dampen noise.

>>>>>Whoa! Hey, that exactly what C37 lacquer was used for, in addition to the other things I mentioned. Spruce panels or whatever could be painted with C37 and mounted on the wall.


geofkait ...

Denney's goal is to go way beyond audio applications. Think of noisy bars and restaurants. Or how about small factories or hospital applications?  No limit really. Check out his Facebook page. Interesting stuff. 

Frank
I’m pretty sure they already have sound absorbing panels for all those places. And for work spaces. I suspect it would be pretty weird if bars were suddenly very quiet and you could actually hear what people say. Oh, well.

theaudiotweak

A non secret, 25 years ago a friend took me to Boston to meet a eccentric
fellow by the name of Clark Johnson it made a impression that has stayed with me ever since. He sold us a big bucket of this really thick paint, called Acoust-X, I have zero affiliation with the company. It is very very cheap in comparison to its performance, I think its around $40 a gallon. It is water based, does not contain lamb fuzz or recycled sponges.
It does however contain ceramic micro spheres, cant see them so I am sure some will call it voodoo, Tell you what inside speaker cabinets, and
speaker driver frames or baskets it will take your breath away. Anyone who owns a vibraplane look underneath and see what it is coated with.
I know Totem was using it 25 years ago. Bought new subs couple years back 1st order was take them apart.

The stuff is so good I have already discussed with the wife, painting the whole sound room with it, and then reapplying the brilliant color we have now. Giant project, but well worth the effort I am sure.   
    
Mr. Perfectpathtech

That may have been like the original Cascade product that went on gray and stayed that color. The new Cascade goes on purple and drys black. I feel the original and new perform slightly different..I too have painted all my subs and bookshelf speakers as well a my former SC4’s. Makes a huge difference. If you do a pair of speakers on their insides you need to keep track of how much is used in each one. You do this to maintain a balance. While this product is drawn into the wooden material it also disrupts certain wave types that travel on these surfaces when fully cured like concrete containing super fine aggregate. I found this product link for some that may wish to mix their own..ceramic spheres like Geoff some times speaks of and may well be used in the products you and I have both used in the past.  There are many more. Tom .http://www.hytechsales.com/insulating_paint_additives.html