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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?
oregonpapa
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geoffkait
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Looking in the mirror again, eh? And stop using my lines! As I’ve intimated recently those who think that fuses are controversial haven’t seen anything yet. If you’re having conniptions now just wait’ll you get a load of what I’ve got up my sleeve.

Geoff Kait
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Advanced Audio Concepts

A sufficiently advanced technology is oft mistaken for voodoo.

tommylion
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I really can understand skepticism about the Bybee iQSE. I'm still trying to wrap my head around what it does in my system, and how it does it. There's no denying what I hear (and others have heard and described), though. You can say it's all in my head, expectation bias, mass delusion, insanity, whatever you want to call it, I really don't care. I'm loving it.

If you dare, take a step outside your comfort zone, risk being called a fool, and give it a try. I'm betting you'll be glad you did.
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geoffkait
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Bybee took quantum mechanics in school more than 60 years ago. That’s only about 15 years after quantum mechanics was "invented." Just don’t mention quantum mechanics anywhere around naysayers unless you want to witness a real mud fight.

There’s no fine line between quantum mechanics and classical physics. - Old audiophile expression

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perfectpathtech
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I would recommend to the scoffers, naysayers, skeptics, and EE's to
watch either nova or History channel on quantum physics, pretty mind boggling, violates all standards of known physics, not my opinion.
Pretty big pill to swallow, new horizons are upon us! Solid state electricity, any EE will tell you its impossible, yet its already being done,
glass batteries, gene splicing, AI, accessing other dimensions, all happening right now in science labs around the world. 
      
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shadorne
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Lol. Quantum mechanics is real and so are many mind boggling things like black holes. Naysayers do not deny them. Quantum mechanics plays a role in junctions in transistors.

However, there is absolutely no evidence that these things play any meaningful role with regard to sound when a so-called "quantum mechanical" device is stuck to the inner chassis.

It is the same as saying you don’t need a special device to prevent the audio interference of black holes and having someone say you are a naysayer because you deny black holes exist (The existence of black holes does not mean black holes affect audio or their effect can be mitigated.)


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