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Something For The Fuse Guys ...
nonoise ... Thanks for the post. Something that the administration should be mindful of is that while SR doesn't sell, or advertise directly on A'gon, his dealers certainly do. Just a thought. Frank 
Something For The Fuse Guys ...
Thanks, guys. To date, no explanation has come forth. My two-word comment above to nonoise was deleted too. All it said was: "Thanks, nonoise."  Question ... how does saying "thank you" to someone violate forum rules?Frank 
Something For The Fuse Guys ...
To the Moderator who took down my lengthy response to the member who posed this question:"In your own words, can you describe the sonic difference(s) between SR Orange vs. Purple? Feel free to cite musical passages that explain the context. This i... 
Something For The Fuse Guys ...
femoore12 ...You're welcome ... Your choice where to start, but I've always started with the line stage as everything that is plugged into it is affected, including the amp. For the price difference, I would go for the SR Purple fuse. As stated ... 
Something For The Fuse Guys ...
simguy ... They sounded really good right out of the box. Much better than the SR Orange fuses they replaced. They continued to improve over about 50 hours or so. I think you'll like them a lot better than the SR Orange fuses, and that's saying ... 
Something For The Fuse Guys ...
Well, this is refreshing. My thanks to whoever is responsible for reopening the thread.The three prototype fuses (SR Purple) are broken in now, and the system has never sounded better. Since the time that the thread was closed, I received another ... 
Is improvisational jazz to impressionism art as smooth jazz is to realism art?
"However, if we solely go by our personal taste, we may fail to appreciate much in the world of art."So very true with music. I still find no redeeming quality in Rap.  
LED dimmable lights in audio room?
Just as a side note ... When I turn off the display lights in my ARC gear ... REF-3 and PH-8 I get a slight reduction in noise resulting in better sound. It is slight but audible. Frank 
Playing Customs Games with Our Northern Neighbors
I say pay the taxes and don't cheat. With that said, money, like water, follows the path of least resistance. Therefore, we have tax avoidance in a multitude of ways, running the whole gambit from under-valuing a piece of audio equipment coming ac... 
LED dimmable lights in audio room?
In my experience, dimmer switches add noise.  
This discussion has been removed....again!
^^^ Yeah, Cleeds, but when you spend an inordinate amount of time trying to bring better sound to your friends and fellow members and everything gets deleted, it makes me want to say things like !#^%$$&$#&*)&!!!Frank 
This discussion has been removed....again!
Aye, Matey ... Methinks something sinister is afoot here.  
Putting an end to the audio cable debate! Part 1
A couple of years ago, I had the privilege of using two of Tim Mrock’s (RIP) prototype PCs. Unless overcome by complete deafness, anyone who doubts that cables make a difference would change their minds instantly upon listening to the first cut of... 
Help wanted spending money and improving my system.
The best tweaks are those that remove things from the sound, not add to it. Frank 
Help wanted spending money and improving my system.
The question I have is ... why would one spend money to upgrade equipment when one hasn’t gotten the best from the equipment one already owns? Following are some suggestions that will help a total system perform at its best: In addition to the SR ...