No, actually, I don’t know what you mean. How are they the same? Because they’re mysterious? Because they are quantum? Crystals? Because they are anti RFI?
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 can’t begin to understand the Stein or Stillpoint tweaks. The only thing I can imagine about the disks is they contain Lead in something that might attract RF and keep it out of the system. I use to own a musical instrument store and sometimes when I bought a vintage amp with a two prong plug I would get radio stations and cell phone conversations while playing thru it. Electric wires that lead to a house will act as a big antennae. |
docknow"But you have to admit that this was humorous ... " Have you ever thought about offering your product in Sex shops? With Total Contact, every men will gratify his partner with a complete ( TOTAL ) inner contact, no matter the size of your connector!" That is is not likely to be considered "humorous" to anyone who has advanced beyond the first or second US "grammar school" grade. |
I’ve provided feedback about how much further TC has taken my reviewing system is past posts but I finally took the plunge and treated the insides of my Ayon Audio S-5 Network Player/DAC/Preamp. Painted the R-core transformer center sections, center section of fuses, signal and dc power hook up wires, tops of metal caps, and DAC chips. Try to remove the main pin connectors to treat the pins has been troublesome. If anybody does this, I highly recommend that an illuminated magnifying glass be used to verify your work. Will report the results on Saturday. I have eliminated all competing products including one of those mentioned by geoffkait in my reviewing system. I previously had 14 of the same competing devices in my system until recently. TC works as advertised. |
There is a whole lot of frantic trick cycling going on here and subsequently a damn lot of persistent peddling. Zero clock times though. Or evidence of any kind other than anecdotal. A $10 CD player sounding like a $10,000 one after contact cleaner? Why shouldn't it when distortion levels measure the same? Before or after CC. So much bait being offered here for the unwary audiophile to bite upon. Buyer not only beware, but make sure you have a cast iron no quibble return agreement in place first. |
As the first person in the entire Far East to order and use this product, it amuses me to see all the naysayers ganging up, trying to knock down OP and Tim,without even trying it out. Which leads me to believe they are either jealous competitors or sad people with nothing better to do in life than trying to discredit a great, wonderful product. For those of you still debating whether or not to give this a shot, what is 300 bucks in your currency compared to the tens of thousands your system cost? I am also a user of SR Black fuses and they are great, but TC is playing at a different league altogether. Peace Amigos |
fazee"Which leads me to believe they are either jealous competitors or sad people with nothing better to do in life than trying to discredit a great, wonderful product" There are many people hear like that you can tell from what they post they are angry, disappointed and frustrated so yes you could say they are "sad" although commonly I think they do not know this which is actually a major part of they're ongoing trouble and problems! |
The interesting thing about those trashing TC is that they have not tried it for themselves so that they can prove that it is detrimental to the sound quality or physically causes harm to their systems. I was concerned about both of those items and stated early on that I would report that in this forum if that turns out to be the case. I am very protective of my Hi-Fi and it’s sound quality so I started out using the TC only where it could be is cleaned off on my less costly office system and old CD player’s power chord and umbilical. To date the only negative thing I have heard was a slight brightness to the sound just prior to the eight week curing period. After that however, the sound did improve dramatically almost to the day as mentioned. So far I have, no complaints and lot of happy listing. The only complaint I do have is that I am not getting enough sleep because it really hard to turn off the music. Rc |
resolution1 The interesting thing about those trashing TC is that they have not tried it for themselves so that they can prove that it is detrimental to the sound quality or physically causes harm to their systems. >>>Well, don’t feel too bad. It’s the same with any new product. Actually I’m surprised this product brings out the trolls to the degree it does since there really isn’t that controversial, and can be easily explained to a five year old. There are much more mysterious and preposterous things out there to tempt the guys lurking under the bridge. People don’t seem to know how the internet works yet. It’s a little game we play. Action, reaction. It’s a little thing called Whack a Mole. It’s a lot of fun and anyone can play. Batter up! |
I'm really happy with what the TC is doing for my system. I'm about 6 weeks in from the first application to my speaker, interconnect, and some pc connectors. I've done a little here and there the weeks following that so I'm not sure where everything is at as far as curing time but the last week I've had some nice improvements in soundstaging size and realism. To me this TC does a heck of a lot more for $300 than one HF mc-0.5 so I'm really impressed and happy with what its doing. |
We should organize a fund raising campaign for OP and Inventor to help advertise this Fantastic product. 300$/1,5 mL seems not enough. This world cannot miss this Fantastic opportunity. Wait! There is more! Beta ( kitten? ) Tester OP should get more % on every sale and should get donation from every person who read at least one post in this Fantastic Thread. On a more serious note: Blind tests should be performed before concluding sonic improvements. Otherwise, it is only anecdotal ... Any explanations why this product hasn't been tested by serious magazines? Just askin' ... "Cancel my subscription to the resurrection ..." |
Isn't this all a bit like trying out different waxes and polishes on your roadster and then waxing lyrical about the performance gains? Wouldn't all this energy not be better used in finding improvements in engines and transmissions? ie transducers -microphones and loudspeakers - where distortion is measurably thousands of times greater. Only saying like. |
This is a forum thread designed to sell TC and enjoy the responses among those who've bought it. If you don't think you're likely to help TC make piles of audiobucks from this stuff, and aren't supporting the hyperbole festooned fanboy and sales force posts because perhaps, not unlike myself, you don't wish to "treat" your already fine sounding system with a mysterious goo that takes 8 weeks to"settle in," (I assume that if you move an interconnect or unplug something you must wait an unfortunate 8 more weeks for audio nirvana to return after re-applying the goo), you are obviously risking the ire of the believers. In other words, no goo for you! A system with clean modern cables and connectors can reproduce astonishingly fine sounding music without the mess and expense of magic 8 week goo in spite of any campaign claiming otherwise. |
Concerning Blind Testing; There is at least one blind test done with Total Contact. My Mother is legally blind - she can no longer read even large print text. She can see sometimes see changing motion at 6 feet. She has Macular Degeneration. She uses a remote control by feel counting the buttons up and down and left and right. She is a 94 year old audiophile. Her amplifier is a Pass Lab First Watt F-7 so it is kept on continuously. Her music is streamed so it only takes one click to turn it on and off. As her world has grown smaller due to her age and blindness, music has taken on a greater importance in her being able to be content. Changes in her audio system are quickly perceived by her due to the amount of time she listens to it and the lack of distraction with limited eyesight. When I try something new in her system she only knows I am trying something. From her chair she can not see what I do. I do not tell her the cost, what the change is, or the theory of what the change should do. She has an initial reaction and then allows the change to settle in for three days. If it is still good or better it stays, if it is worse or no change it is removed. Total Contact was first applied to her circuit breaker box. Her words - "better layering of instruments, instruments more precisely located, the music flows better". Several months latter the various power cords, and connectors were treated. " I didn't think it could sound better but it does". Total Contact does not take 8 weeks to achieve audio nirvana. It sounds better immediately and then further improves over the next week. Total Contact is easy to apply and is not a messy hard to use "goo". It also is easy to remove with an alcohol swab. My Mother has an astonishing fine sounding system with clean modern cables and connectors that was further improved with the application of Total Contact. She is greatful that Total Contact has enhanced the joy in her life. David Pritchard I am glad to discuss this topic via my cell phone. 575-644-1462 |
For what it is worth, I am glad that OP brought TC to a forum on audiogon because I am enjoying music through my Hi-Fi like never before. As stated before, this is the first forum I have ever participated in. I do not know OP except through this forum. Further, I did not know Tim Mrock until I spoke to him. Once, prior to ordering the product and twice after I receiving it. Each time he has been responsive, gracious and informative. The product has performed far beyond what I thought it would for the price of one Shunyata Venum Defender, I have two and they have been treated with TC. I like the the stuff so much that I treated a dealer/friend of mine, small started system with TC for him to evaluate. I also discussed TC with another dealer/friend with over 35 years in the business and he said to let him know how it performs and ages in place. He has tried all the afore mentioned treatments mentioned from the beginning of this forum and is rightly skeptical. This is the main reason I have been conservative in my treatment of my most costly system components. The main concern he had was the long term performance and physical integrity of the material. He never called me delusional or any of the other names. He did however give me some specific things to watch out for. So far everything has been positive, but I will report if any performance or physical abnormalities present themselves. rc |
David Pritchard, My 86 year old mother went blind two about two years so it has been very trying for her as well. However she does like to listen to the TV since she never had interest in Hi-Fi. I treated the cable and the electrical chord to the TV when she was away at a doctors appointment. I never told her and never even asked her about it. About three months after treatment I noticed that the TV volume was set at 16 not 19. I hope your mother continues good health. rc |
She does have good hearing. Thankfully she does not need hearing aids. Never a need to repeat a statement when talking to her. Tweeks either help her enjoyment or they do not. Many are not implemented. She does not have a pro or anti bias toward any change. The why of how a change should happen or the cost is not discussed. In changing her Tube amp to the solid state Pass Lab amp safety was discussed as I worried she would burn herself turning off the tube amp. resolution 1: What a wonderful act to treat your Mother's TV. I am sure the audio quality has improved so that your Mother's enjoyment is better. I do hope all have a meaningful Father's Day. Treat yourself to a tube of Total Contact on this day of celebration instead of a tie! David Pritchard |
Some of us elders are blessed with good hearing. Nothing else seems to work though. When ever I’m out with friends my age, I seem to get elected as the designated hearing aid. They continue asking me ... "Eh, what’s that?"... "What did he say?" ... "Did you hear that??" :-) Frank PS: For all the dads ... I hope you all had a very nice Father's Day. |
This thread has descended into a somewhat ridiculous and sort of gonzo weirdness, and further insures I will absolutely never support this stuff...playing the 94 year old blind mom card is simply bad taste and wreaks of desperation as did the "come to Vermont and l’ll bet you 500 bucks" thing. People seem willing to go to any length to push a product...amazing, and kind of sad. |
@wolf_garcia Defamation, calumny, vilification, or traducement is the communication of a false statement that, depending on the law of the country, harms the reputation of an individual, business, product, group, government, religion, or nation.[1] Under common law, to constitute defamation, a claim must generally be false and must have been made to someone other than the person defamed.[2] Some common law jurisdictions also distinguish between spoken defamation, called slander, and defamation in other media such as printed words or images, called libel.[3] False light laws protect against statements which are not technically false, but which are misleading.[4] In some civil law jurisdictions, defamation is treated as a crime rather than a civil wrong.[5] The United Nations Human Rights Committee ruled in 2012 that the libel law of one country, the Philippines, was inconsistent with Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as well as urging that "State parties [to the Covenant] should consider the decriminalization of libel".[6] In Saudi Arabia, defamation of the state, or a past or present ruler, is punishable under terrorism legislation.[7] A person who defames another may be called a "defamer", "libeler", "slanderer", or rarely "famacide". The term "Libel" is derived from Latin "libellus" (literally, "small book' or "booklet"). Keep it up, and I promise to make you my next project! |
Goodness this is just an audio thread. Wolf can say what he wants here. We may not like it because it is based on ignorance. I use the term ignorance in the sense that he has not used it and knows nothing about the product. Wolfe is a smart man and I often like his posts and humor in other threads. What he says here has no meaning or relevance in our legal system. None. This is an open hobbyist forum and that’s it. He is a skeptic and posts his skeptical views. Sure he does it in a colorful manner, but there is no real harm in it. The closest statement to potentially harming the brand is the proposed carcinogenic claim. However, TC has not gone through extensive testing in this parameter and thus his comments do not harm legally. I think TC is the single best audio product I have ever used in my system. Big fan of it. Love it. |