just got my total contact. the texture is similar to computer cpu thermal paste. i have pasted power cables socket ends, sperker cables. i have pasted very very thin layer. just a light tint of grey. is this correct?
New Tweak --- Its Fantastic
THE NEW TWEAK
Over the good part of this past year I’ve been beta testing a new tweak, the name of which is "Total Contact." Its a hi-bred graphene contact enhancer that is different from all other contact enhancers that have come and gone for one reason or another. I’m not new to these contact enhancers, having had quite a bit of experience with a product developed by the late Brian Kyle and his "Quick Silver" contact enhancer. The "Total Contact" is different ... a LOT different.
"Total Contact" is graphene based and is not a vibration control. It eliminates micro-arching between two contacts. Micro-arching, much like Micro-vibration smears the sound in our stereo systems. Its the type of distortion that we don’t know is there .... until we eliminate it. There is no break-in as we know it. The sound is improved right off the bat, but what you hear is only a smidgen of what’s to come.
I tested three generations of "TC," each of which was an improvement over the previous incarnation. The final mix was cryogenitically treated and made for a more effective, much smoother application. It comes in a large hypodermic needle type plunger containing 1.5 ml of product and includes a instructional DVD and an application brush.
The application should be applied with a very thin coat to all of your electrical connections .... from your cartridge pins to your power cords. I did my entire system, including the ends of my fuses.
Upon initial application, you will notice an improvement in clarity, correctness of tonal balance and a more overall organic sound. But ... that is just scratching the surface of what this magic paste does. As it cures, the improvements become more apparent. Much more!
There are two real break-through events that happen almost to the day with "Total Contact," one at four weeks and another at eight weeks . At four weeks, you’ll get a real jump in clarity and overall improvement. That’s only a taste though of what’s to come at eight weeks. At eight weeks your system’s focus will make a jump in SQ that is so real - its surreal.
After 40 years in the hobby, and a total tweak nut, I have never heard anything that does what this graphene paste does. The see-through clarity at eight weeks becomes simply amazing. The "paste" eventually cures into a kind of polymer plastic and it seems that the sound improves with each listening session. So, its important that you leave your contacts alone for the duration. If you’re the type of person that continually switches wires in and out, you’ll have to re paste until enough time has elapsed to get "the cure."
The only problem I had was with the first batch and that had to do with shorting out a tube pin in the line stage. Use the "TC" very sparingly on tube pins, if at all. I only had problems with the line stage tube pins. The Amp, CD Player and Phono Stage has had no tube pin problems at all.
Tim Mrock, one of our fellow A’goners, is the developer of the product. Its taken Tim 15 years and several patents to get it right. Tim has "pasted" every electrical contact he can find in his audio system, all of the switches in his circuit breaker box, every contact in his car ... and has used it in commercial applications such as hospital circuit breakers, surgical lights ... and other places where efficiency and long life of electrical components are deemed important.
This product is highly recommended to anyone who truly wants to get the most out of his/her audio systems. There’s enough product in each tube to do at least two audio systems as it just takes a very thin coat on each application to be effective. The last tube was enough to do my system twice and then a friend’s system this past weekend.
Frank
PS: There were a couple of other A’goner beta testers of this product as well. Hopefully, they will chime in here with their experiences for comparison. I "pasted" both of Steve Fleschler’s systems a few days ago, perhaps he will comment on his results too. We forgot to paste Steve’s power cords though, so there’s a lot more to be had from Steve’s two fantastic systems.
Frank
Over the good part of this past year I’ve been beta testing a new tweak, the name of which is "Total Contact." Its a hi-bred graphene contact enhancer that is different from all other contact enhancers that have come and gone for one reason or another. I’m not new to these contact enhancers, having had quite a bit of experience with a product developed by the late Brian Kyle and his "Quick Silver" contact enhancer. The "Total Contact" is different ... a LOT different.
"Total Contact" is graphene based and is not a vibration control. It eliminates micro-arching between two contacts. Micro-arching, much like Micro-vibration smears the sound in our stereo systems. Its the type of distortion that we don’t know is there .... until we eliminate it. There is no break-in as we know it. The sound is improved right off the bat, but what you hear is only a smidgen of what’s to come.
I tested three generations of "TC," each of which was an improvement over the previous incarnation. The final mix was cryogenitically treated and made for a more effective, much smoother application. It comes in a large hypodermic needle type plunger containing 1.5 ml of product and includes a instructional DVD and an application brush.
The application should be applied with a very thin coat to all of your electrical connections .... from your cartridge pins to your power cords. I did my entire system, including the ends of my fuses.
Upon initial application, you will notice an improvement in clarity, correctness of tonal balance and a more overall organic sound. But ... that is just scratching the surface of what this magic paste does. As it cures, the improvements become more apparent. Much more!
There are two real break-through events that happen almost to the day with "Total Contact," one at four weeks and another at eight weeks . At four weeks, you’ll get a real jump in clarity and overall improvement. That’s only a taste though of what’s to come at eight weeks. At eight weeks your system’s focus will make a jump in SQ that is so real - its surreal.
After 40 years in the hobby, and a total tweak nut, I have never heard anything that does what this graphene paste does. The see-through clarity at eight weeks becomes simply amazing. The "paste" eventually cures into a kind of polymer plastic and it seems that the sound improves with each listening session. So, its important that you leave your contacts alone for the duration. If you’re the type of person that continually switches wires in and out, you’ll have to re paste until enough time has elapsed to get "the cure."
The only problem I had was with the first batch and that had to do with shorting out a tube pin in the line stage. Use the "TC" very sparingly on tube pins, if at all. I only had problems with the line stage tube pins. The Amp, CD Player and Phono Stage has had no tube pin problems at all.
Tim Mrock, one of our fellow A’goners, is the developer of the product. Its taken Tim 15 years and several patents to get it right. Tim has "pasted" every electrical contact he can find in his audio system, all of the switches in his circuit breaker box, every contact in his car ... and has used it in commercial applications such as hospital circuit breakers, surgical lights ... and other places where efficiency and long life of electrical components are deemed important.
This product is highly recommended to anyone who truly wants to get the most out of his/her audio systems. There’s enough product in each tube to do at least two audio systems as it just takes a very thin coat on each application to be effective. The last tube was enough to do my system twice and then a friend’s system this past weekend.
Frank
PS: There were a couple of other A’goner beta testers of this product as well. Hopefully, they will chime in here with their experiences for comparison. I "pasted" both of Steve Fleschler’s systems a few days ago, perhaps he will comment on his results too. We forgot to paste Steve’s power cords though, so there’s a lot more to be had from Steve’s two fantastic systems.
Frank
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Frank and/or Tom, Advice and instruction needed. I have been hesitant to do any fuse upgrading, so if I dive in, I would like to get a base line by treating the existing fuse in the player with TC then upgrading it only if it makes an appreciable jump in sound quality. Not having ever done anything like this before, do I just treat either side of the fuse without getting any on the central portion of the fuse? By the way the main reason for not wanting to spend much on a fuse is because I have been saving to get a music server and dac to eventually replace my aging Resolution Opus CD player in the near future. Thank you in advance, rc |
I was wondering what fuse Dan D’Agnostino uses in hs new $250,000 power amp? Sort of reminds me the time Marian Brown a well know jazz sax player came into my store and asked for a #3 alto sax reed. I asked do you want regular Rico’s or the RICO royals. He said regular Rico’s i’ll do the Royal part. |
^^^ barbapapa ... Nope, not kidding at all. Try it. jay23 ... Blue over the Black ... no contest. geoff ... Dave Magnan was one of the most brilliant men I have ever met. He held a PHD in electrical engineering and prior to his retirement, he worked for the Navy as a civilian at our local Navy base. He was the chief engineer who worked out the computer bugs on the firing mechanisms (the weapons) on the F-16s. He had a pair of stacked Quads and custom mono tube amps that he built himself. He was totally into transparency ... and it was truly something else. Not that great musically IMO, but his system was like an open window to the outdoors. He was quite the landscape artist too. He had his oils hung all around the house. Very talented man. grannyring ... If TC could reverse the aging cycle, I’d be drunk on it. *lol* stoplitz ... Today’s bicycles are amazing ... so much has advanced technologically since I was into it. I wish I had never sold my bike. Even though I wouldn’t be riding it, I’d hang it on the wall as a piece of art. Dang ... it was beautiful. Is Phil Woods still making sealed bearing hubs? I had a pair that I used over the years on three different bikes and never repacked or had one problem. They rolled so smooth. You might look for a pair on the used market. Whoops, I just answered my own question: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=phil+wood+hub+road+bike&am... Frank |
Granny ring - there are many tweaks for bikes. One company sells a solution wax and graphite based that will give you an extra 5 watts. They also sell oversized der. pulleys good for 10 watts. You can spend thousands on wheel sets that will give you extra speed. It comes down to how much you want to spend for marginal gains. Or you can just train hard lose weight and do the best with what you have. In pack racing some of the gains are less important than tactics. |
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stoplitz ... A bit off topic, but I love bicycles. Can’t ride anymore due to health issues. My eldest daughter is a chip off the old block though. She’s a fantastic athlete. She and her husband rode a section of the Pyrenees that followed a section of the Tour de France last year. It was one of her bucket lists. My last bike was custom made in Leeds by Bob Jackson. This was before the advent of carbon fiber in frame building. Mine was made from Reynolds 753 tubing. 21 pounds, ready to go with water bottle, pump and a spare tire and change. :-) It was a wonderful criterion bike and kind of beat me up on century’s and double century’s ... but man, talk about quick handling. It was like riding a Ferrari on downhill switchback roads. The Bob Jackson replaced a totaled out Schwinn Paramount that was destroyed one early morning when I got hit by a car. It was all "ground sky, ground sky" ... a cracked helmet, a messed up leg and a broken shoulder. Ouch! Frank |
geoff ... Magnan’s name was mentioned in an effort to give you some perspective and assurance that the experiments weren’t "fly-by-night." I fully understand how to apply Mu Metal. Nothing was touching the transformers during our experiments. It worked as far as we used it ... but as you know, there are more than one transformer in an audio system. One piece too many and the sound was degraded. I heard it and Dave did too. I found the same thing to be true of Magnan’s special filters that I have hanging out of my power conditioner. One too many was one too many. :-) Frank |
« @barbapapa As long as your comfortable going inside the tuner, painting the top of caps, and pasting the transformer, should make for a large improvement, but remember PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK. » Any questions do not hesitate to call! I did it . I began slowly and carefully but in the end I pasted almost everything . Of course I didn’t care to disconnect main and I had to jump back somehow when I have been shocked. Well, still helfy and full of energy. 😁 Hope results will help to calm down 🤪 |
@stoplitz The guarantee thing has been addressed several times. Over a decade of development. The components I use are expensive, the various processes involved expensive. The size of this thread for only being started 6 months ago in the section of death is unprecedented. I understand value as much as anyone, and I am proud to say there is nothing that provides sonic improvement vs cost like TC. Blind faith? there is way too many credible folks here for that to even be applicable. |
All my bike parts come with a guarantee and if the brakes don’t work or if there is a catostrophic failure there is legal recourse. I really don’t want to spend $300 and my only recourse is posting a negative review. Let me be perfectly clear I am not questioning the integrity of the rave reviewers but I don’t know any of you. There is only one person whose recommendations I take whole heartedly and that is Michael Fremmer. Send him a tube for review if you want to see the product take off. |
Sorry, Frank, there must be some sort of misunderstanding. Mu metal is not applied in little pieces and it does not dull the sound. Dunno what you did, what Magnan used or did or why it dulled the sound. Hmmmm, is mentioning David Magnan an Appeal to Authority? In any case, I wouldn’t generalize your particular results to apply universally. Mu metal is an absorber of magnetic field, one complete covering of the transformer absorbs about 75% of the induced field. A second covering increases the percentage to 95%. The mu metal does not have to touch the transformer. And the second layer should not touch the first layer. |
Geoff ... Be assured that the Mu Metal I used was the real McCoy. And contrary to what you've said, excess use did dull the sound. It was an improvement as far as lowering the noise floor to a certain degree, but not even close to what TC does in this area. I remember distinctly that when applying the Mu Metal, one more additional little piece degraded the sound and we had to back off. I was introduced to Mu Metal by David Magnan who used to experiment with my system with his many mods, filters and cables. It was David Magnan that provided the Mu Metal. stoplitz ... Even life itself has no guarantees. Here's a proposal, try the product. If you find it non-effective in your system, be totally honest and come back here and post a negative review. Nice pic of the cyclist ... is that you? I used to be an avid cyclist as well. What guarantee was given you about the brakes on your bicycle? I never received a guarantee from Campagnolo that my brakes would never fade, would work 100% of the time, that my seat post, chain ring or derailer would never break or malfunction. Sometimes we just have to take things on faith. Frank |
A rave review is not a guarantee. How many products make claims with many great reviews? Many vitamin and weight loss supplements make claims with money back guaranties assuming that the consumer won’t bother returning the product. For $35 I would take a risk but for $300 I’m still reluctant.Unless I saw a demo like I have with cables and other devices I won’t try it on blind faith. However I am intrigued . |
Actually frank you cannot over-do mu metal. Now I’m suspecting we might be talking about different things. Maybe you didn’t use the right mu metal or maybe it wasn’t even mu metal at all. Who knows? The correct mu metal is the low frequency high permeability alloy. Besides there are many reasons why folks sometimes don’t get the results they were hoping for. Happens all the time. Probably not a good idea to generalize those results, though. |
You’re right, Geoff ... I don’t care how they work ... only that they do. I did try the Mu Metal before the TC and the fuse upgrades. However, I tried the Mu Metal after all of these changes as well. I tried it around the transformers ... and not much, if anything at all. I DO know though, that you can overdo the Mu Metal. Too much and it dulls the sound. I’ve gone through the entire SR fuse line; the Reds, the Blacks and now the Blues. As good as they are, the TC is the going-away champ. Nothing else like it that I know of. I’m aware that some here think that I’ve really over hyped the TC product, but the feedback I’m getting from some who have taken the leap is that I have understated what TC does. And ... we are only beginning to scratch the surface with this product. I personally believe that Tim Mrock has developed a product that will transform the audio and video hobby. I’ve told him so as well. If everything works out, there will be two A’gon members coming over this week to hear the system. One (Bob) has been here several times and will be a good gauge on the latest TC applications. The second member has never heard the system, so he will be hearing it for the first time with all of the applications (so far) done. Hopefully, they will give some feedback here. I’m looking forward to having them over. The system is really cooking. Frank |
Stoplitz, I was skeptical like you when this was introduced by Frank here. I just passed my 8th week and all I can say is you won't regret it. Buy it if you can afford it. Sorry if I sound like a sales guy (I don't know Tim in person, don't work for him and get no commission from him). I can't say if it is better than than SR blue fuses since I have not try it but it is clearly better than the effect that you get from the SR black fuses. The 6 black fuses in my amp are more expensive than buying TC but together they don't sound better than the effect you get from using TC. Hope that helps. |
1. No. I've tried both. TC blows away Mu Metal. 2. Better sound quality.
1. Read through this entire thread, but especially those posts where members have stepped forward, taken the chance, bought the product, and then reported their results here. Nothing but raves. There's your guarantee. 2. Is a Ferrari more expensive than a Camry?
Nostradamus visits the thread. :-) Frank |
I am interested in trying this product but am reluctant without some guarantee. Also wondering why such a cost difference between Mad Scientist product which does offer guarantee? Should I try their product first as a trial or is it possible to get a trial size of TS to put on speaker connections to see what it does. |
@resolution1 Thank you so much for your diligent and thorough posting as to the results you have experienced. Hard to believe, but the product will continue to improve. Thanks again! @barbapapa As long as your comfortable going inside the tuner, painting the top of caps, and pasting the transformer, should make for a large improvement, but remember PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK. Any questions do not hesitate to call! Tim |
Eight week Office system update. After inserting an eichmen power strip. The 4 week jump was great but the eight week jump was unexpected. The bass definition and depth was more than I could have imagined coming from my 3 inch single driver speakers. The balance of the frequency spectrum was equally clarified, with stunning midrange and treble. For such a modest system it is truly a joy to listen to for hours on end. TC has been truly worth every penny I paid and then some. It is easy to apply and delivers on the claims that have been written about in this thread. By the way I went to a speaker setup seminar yesterday evening and was treated to an amazing speaker demonstration that had Graphene coated drivers. 🤔 Happy listening. rc |
^^^ You’re welcome Allan ... I finally got the main system up and running yesterday. I was listening to a few of those recordings this morning with my Guatemala home roast. They’re just the ticket while waiting for that first cup of coffee to kick in. Frank PS: Guys ... this Total Contact is WAY more than what meets the eye. The system is unbelievable. Stay tuned ... |
littlecx ...
Paste the whole spade ... and also paste the entire connections at the speaker end. For bananas, paste the male end and insert. :-) Frank |