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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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I just treated the spades on the amp end of my speaker cables. At least in my experience, the increase in transparency, clarity and musicality is obvious right after you apply TC. If it gets even better over time, then I am going to be one happy camper 😁 My lazy side is not excited about taking apart and treating all the connections in my system, but each one I do increases my motivation. |
Treating a cd mat... Earlier this month I ordered two cd mats from Herbies: the Super Black Hole version. I have treated one with Total Contact, using the tip of the brush to penetrate the recessed areas on the top of the mat. I let the treated mat sit for a few days. I use a tweezers to handle the mat and move it on and off of cds, as needed. I use the tip of the tweezers to press the mat to the label of the cd, when in place. I am hearing an improvement in the sound, when using the treated mat, compared to the untreated mat. |
Tim Mrock, First, I needed to know the following. Does a Total Contact treated connection that is disconnected need to be cleansed of the previous Total Contract treatment and then re treated prior to being reconnected? or does it needs to be retreated at all? Second, I re check at audiogon listing and it does seem to be active again. Thanks |
@resolution1 We never received the first one at 12;00 pm. Responded to the last one within a couple of minutes after receiving notification. We were on the phone earlier today with Audiogon, this stuff was supposed to be sorted out. My apologies very very frustrating. The listing should auto reload, so there is no lag in the offering. Please bear with us! Shipping will be on me for the trouble in your case. Thank You Tim Mrock |
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Tell you what Wolfie ... I'll put a word in to Tim Mrock for you. I'm sure he'd be delighted to give you a copy of his sales ledgers, especially in view of how kind you've been throughout this entire thread. Frank |
Ka-Ching! I'd like a report on sales of this stuff after 4 or 8 weeks as I'm planning to hype a tweak soon to cash in on the "post many paragraphs of hyperbole and SELL SELL SELL" phenomena. It's legal, nobody minds a scam in the name of "More Hifi Hifi," and hey…shameless promotion of anything that claims to make electric current happier is all good for the Faithful, as long as the word "quantum" is included. |
One might get the impression from reading this thread that you'll only hear slight improvement after first applying Total Contact, and will have to wait 4 or 8 weeks to hear any substantial difference. I can't yet speak to what happens after the 4th and 8th weeks, but I can tell you that what I'm hearing, after treating just two AC plugs in my system, is worth the full price to me. |
Shadorne, I realise your remark was meant to be a clever quip but they might come back to embarrass you years down the track. Yes, Graphene REALLY is "the most amazing technology". https://www.businessinsider.com.au/graphene-applications-2014-6?r=US&IR=T This article was written in 2014 so you guys that are poo-pooing Graphene had better catch up with reality. LOL. |
^^^ Thank you Joe. Good advice to all. The product is easily removed at any stage with alcohol and a cotton swab or a Q-tip. I was listening to a few of my lesser played Harmonia Mundi recordings early this morning. I've really never been able to get into the Madrigals ... but this morning, the voices were so distinct and pleasurable. Usually, I find them to be boring. The Total Contact has changed all of that. When you purchase Total Contact, please post your experiences and results here. Thanks again ... Frank |
Thank you Frank for bringing this new tweak to our attention. It is sad to see so many negative comments from the audio community about this new product. If it works as described it is well worth it. I will be purchasing this product in their near future. I would like to know how to remove it if I do not like it. Can I use denatured alcohol to remove it? My ears will tell me more about the product than a white paper. To those that seem to be so negative, please remember the following: Speak not to offend Listen not to defend Respectfully Joe |
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Any contact treated and in any place you can see to reach makes for a difference. I treated all the magnets not fuses in my system and that even made for a difference especially after a couple of days of use. I treated the cheap stock glass fuses in a friends speakers only, and we were both surprised by the immediate difference and improvement heard..even more again the next day. Just wait for the improvements that will come to be when you go internal with this product..My system is now like swimming with the fishes. That reminds me I must play Zappa's Yellow Shark. Tom |
Tim, Obviously, I got the TC today. I was trying to decide what to treat first, and settled on the MC-0.5 that is plugged into the wall outlet that feeds my system. I wasn’t really expecting to hear much right away, but after it settled in for a bit...Made me wonder if there's some kind of special synergy going on? I'm being cautious here, but, if what I'm hearing now from treating that one connection continues, never mind about 4 weeks, or 8 weeks, that's worth the price to me right there. |
^^^ Does Tweak, or pulling the contacts in and out do anything to eliminate micro arcing in the connections? I don't think so, but perhaps the few "scientists" contributing to the thread can chime in here. Also, good after market fuses can be tested by ear. Honestly, I can't for the life of me understand why anyone with a high resolution audio system can't hear the improvements made by these two "tweaks," the SR Blue fuses and Tim Mrock's "Constant Contact." They have brought my audio system to an entirely new level of resolution. Again, I don't need to understand "why," they just "do." Frank |
The degree that interconnects lose their ability to conduct signal by unplugging them and plugging them back in would be laughably tiny, if it exists at all. Statement of absolutes by Geoffkaitty are often amusing and generally wrong, and although I clean the contacts if I feel like it from time to time (remember "Tweak" contact cleaner? I found what's left of a bottle of that recently having, like pretty much everyone else, forgot about it.) I simply don't feel like things aren't contacting enough, because logic indicates they're fine. This entire issue seems like a problem has been invented where none really existed. Like fuses…when did somebody decide fuses were improveable? Exactly when somebody realized there's gold in them there hills, and a pile of nonsense could be put out there to help dig into the pockets of the gullible. |
dbarger Oh, ok Geoff. Thanks for straightening me out on that. I just started this audio thing 40 years ago... I depend on wise people like yourself to tell me what I hear. >>>>>That probably explains why all the old timers in the hobby have such fabulous sounding systems, because of their superior experience and knowledge. Cough, cough |
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randy-11, [ dupethought, i don’t usually try to teach electronics on the internet nice try at changing the question tho] And again, what "question"? You don’t seem to be able to differentiate a statement from a question. Perhaps if you phrased your posts in the form of actual questions, you might have a better chance of getting answers. But that of course assumes that are seeking answers or knowledge which clearly you are not. |
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1. Over the years I've used Deoxit to clean connectors, and then coated them with Pro Gold. Not relevant at all. Total Contact is in a different league and serves a different purpose. 2. Tweak? I think that product has pretty well been debunked in this thread. 3. Unplugged and re-plugged? Nope ... apples and oranges. 4. Over the years I've tried varied contact enhancers. None have come close to what TC does for SQ. The product is being delivered. The member reviews will be forthcoming. We shall see what we shall see. Frank |
