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Treated my interconnects with Deoxit D5 today

I have a nice audio system and had a great notion to clean all my connections with alcohol and treat all the connections with Deoxit D5.  I did all the fuses as well.  Well, the result is that the system now sounds flat and lifeless as hell... way different than I previously heard.  What's up with this?  I am crestfallen...
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geoffkait
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When you did the fuses did you watch which direction you put them back in?
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Try reversing the interconnects. You never know.

Whatever you change something or take fuses out or clean connectors always mark everything so at least you put things back the way they were. Keep a log and take photos.
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Tweek sucks. It has a propensity to turn blackish green fairly quickly. Kontact is good. But they are both cleaners/conditioners, not really what we’re talking about here. Cramolin was good, too.
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Stabilant 22 is good. So is Cramolin. Quicksilver Gold and the new Graphene contact enhancer are better. Been there done that.
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You were fortunate.
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I’ll go out on a limb and say they’re not equivalent. 
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Bingo!

Pop quiz - What are the odds half the fuses are in the wrong direction?

Pop quiz, Part 2 - What are the odds all the fuses are in the wrong direction?
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