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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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Oregonpapa- I agree with your politics. But I also agree it’s nice keeping this forum politics free. I’m a bit like you, though: all my interests are intertwined.. so I know what it’s like to want to fold political thoughts into audio conversations. Or audio concepts into a yoga class. It’s work keeping everything separated for everyone!

As for the OP topic, I've yet to try fuses, and I'm sceptical of their effect. But that was also the case for so many other stupid little things I never thought would​ matter: PCs, SCs, ICs, vibration isolation.. I was sceptical but open minded enough to experiment.

I guess I should try fuses. But my penchant for DIY is problematic in this area. Particularly because I have two bee hives in the backyard and I hear whispers about beeswax...
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@charles1dad that was exactly my plan.. cheap new fuse, expensive new fuse. I’ve tweaked the crap out of everything else, why not try this? Where would it best be placed? Preamp?

@knghifi indeed. Metaphors and analogies are beautiful. I shift once I have to start explaining everything excessively. Kinda defeats the whole point of a metaphor.

;-P
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@jond - straight up. We're all seeming to be a bit more sensitive these days
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@shadorne I just wear My Little Pony socks and it makes everything better.

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Good luck, Frank! Damn, wish I lived close enough to bring you recovery donuts.
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😂
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It's funny to me though, that you'd be upset that there's a new fuse. If the blacks are that great, then they still are. It's ok to not have the newest and 'best' of everything. Take a deep breath..

@geoffkait not sure if this is what you caught, but the electrons in a metal involved in metallic bonding are nonlocalized and don't 'stay' with an individual atom, even if they aren't flowing to propogate the signal.

And are the end caps really nickel plated? I thought that was a big no no as well.
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