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Synergistic Red Fuse ...
That's quite alright grannyring, guess I need to figure out how to separate the quote of another person from the rest of my post.Gary 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
"I will repeat for the umpty umpth time that fuses are Not part of the signal path and have zero...and I mean zero...effect on the signal when performing properly. Zero."OK wolf_garcia, if one were to use that logic then it would seem to me that t... 
Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables
Thanks mac48025, I appreciate the response. That does help, now I just have decide when to take the plunge. Gary 
Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables
Hi everyone, I skipped through the first portion of this thread then got interested around page 10. I have read through every post since and of course now I am felling the need to try these Cerious cables. Since I want to move my amplifier and tha... 
Aragon 4004 mk2, should I buy?
I am mostly interested in the long term reliability and the current value of this amplifier, while $450 is cheap enough for an amp of this caliber is it still a reasonably good buy? Could one reasonably expect long term reliability or is there som... 
How Do Left & Right Brains Like AT ART9 vs Dynavectors 17D3, XX2, XX2mkII vs Ortofons
Reading this thread and just have to bring up my experience with Audio-Technica. I bought the ART-9 then returned for replacement because the cantilever was not straight, the replacement ART-9 suffered from the same affliction. I then bought the A... 
Tube dampeners on ARC gear ... FREE TWEAK
These threads have been so informative and helpful, my system just continues to improve. Not long ago I tried the black fuse in my power amp, then the pre/pro and phono stage. I was surprised that a simple fuse could make such a difference.Recentl... 
CLASSE - Great amps or highly flawed?
Just found this resurrected thread and thought a good opportunity to ask if any of you have experience with the Classe CT-2300. A couple years back I bought this amp and matching CT-SSP pre/pro, found used on audiogon and built before they moved m... 
Where should I put new Furutech GTX-D Rhodium outlet?
Thanks auxinput,I appreciate your response, the Furutech arrived a couple days ago and is currently on the freezer. I'm thinking about replacing the Gaofei Rhodium with this one as you suggested, then just taking some time to assess that one chang... 
Most detailed budget power cord under 150$ used?
I too have been working on making my system faster and more resolving of fine detail and have made most of my progress on the power delivery  side. I have limited experience with power cables but have tried five different brands in my system in va... 
Synergistic Research Atmosphere Power Cords.
Hi David,Thought I'd move to this thread for the power cord, hope you don't mind.The SR Black power cord has been powering my deep freezer since Friday afternoon, since that appliance runs about 1/3rd of the time that's about 8 hours per day. At t... 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
So after hearing the amazing improvement from the two black fuses (power amp and phono stage) in my system, I decided to jump on the free fuse with purchase of the black power cord offer. Arrived on Friday 4/8, quickly installed black fuse into my... 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
So I found this thread a while back, spent some spare time reading through it and since already having first hand experience with power cords and wall receptacle changes I had to give the SR black fuse a try. Ordered one for my power amplifier fro... 
Cartridge headshell, what would you choose and why?
Greetings, I recently found a good deal on a Merrill-Williams REAL 101 table with the Ortofon TA-110 tonearm.I need to buy a couple of headshells and am interested in the LP Gear Zupreme. Would the Zupreme be compatible with the Ortofon tonearm, o... 
Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ...
I decided to buy the ART-9, it arrived yesterday and I opened the case to have a look. It appears that the cantilever is not straight, it leans to the left a little when viewed from the bottom as it is mounted in its case. This has me a bit concer...