the origin of "stealth" technology...
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
I installed a SR RED Quantum fuse in my ARC REF-3 preamp a few days ago, replacing an older high end fuse. Uhh ... for a hundred bucks, this little baby is well worth the cost. There was an immediate improvement upon installation, but now that its broken in (yes, no kidding), its quite remarkable. A tightening of the focus, a more solid image, and most important of all for my tastes, a deeper appreciation for the organic sound of the instruments. Damn! ... cellos sound great! Much improved attack on pianos. More humanistic on vocals. Bowed bass goes down forever. Next move? .... I'm doing the entire system with these fuses. One at a time though just to gauge the improvement in each piece of equipment. The REF-75se comes next. I'll report the results as the progression takes place. Stay tuned ...
Any comments from anyone else who has tried these fuses?
Any comments from anyone else who has tried these fuses?
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geoffkait5,824 posts Oh yes they are, nothing more ,nothing less. unless they've had some sort of voodoo spell cast on them, they are just plain Pacific brand power resistors. http://www.pacificresistor.com/ Cheers George |
georgehifi geoffkait: George, I bet you and analogluvr actually believe it’s just an ordinary resistor. Oh yes they are, nothing more ,nothing less. unless they’ve had some sort of voodoo spell cast on them, they are just plain Pacific brand power resistors. http://www.pacificresistor.com/ Cheers George And all this means what? That Bybee is a crook? That his products are not quantum mechanical but ordinary plain resistors and whatever? That the Bybee reviews are rigged? That this Bybee stuff is nothing more than placebo effect and expectation bias? That everyone except you is delusional? That it’s group hypnosis? All of the above? |
And all this means what? That Bybee is a crook? That his products are not quantum mechanical but ordinary plain resistors and whatever? That the Bybee reviews are rigged? That this Bybee stuff is nothing more than placebo effect and expectation bias? That everyone except you is delusional? That it’s group hypnosis? All of the above? You said it Geoff, not me? Just like Saun Mook and his black pucks, and reverse-able $$$$ fuses here. Pure voodoo that has no laws of electronics for any backup to claims whatsoever, just expectation bias. Cheers George |
geoffkaitOk a simple test, must be done in the next 1min a source has an output dc bocking cap of 10uf, it seeing the input impedance of the next stage of 50kohm, what is the -3db point in hz? Cheers George |
That’s right if you couldn’t do that without the need to Google then your statement "I've forgotten more electronics than you ever knew. Assuming you ever knew any" Is moot and pure voodoo. https://cortez.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/voodoomedium.jpg?w=600 If you want we can continue and I’ll throw some harder stuff at you, that you won’t find in your book of voodoo, or be able to Google, but if your worth your electronic engineering salt, as you say you are then you should be able nut it out also in under 1min. Cheers George. |
There you have it folks. Someone who understands Ohm’s Law and who can work out an electronics math problem. But also someone who steadfastly does not believe the claim that wire is directional - even when presented with the Ohm’s Law results of wire tests (HiFi Tuning). And they both have HiFi in their name. Anyone who doesn’t see the irony raise your hands. |
Looking in the mirror again, eh? And stop using my lines! As I’ve intimated recently those who think that fuses are controversial haven’t seen anything yet. If you’re having conniptions now just wait’ll you get a load of what I’ve got up my sleeve. Geoff Kait Machina Dynamica Advanced Audio Concepts A sufficiently advanced technology is oft mistaken for voodoo. |
I really can understand skepticism about the Bybee iQSE. I'm still trying to wrap my head around what it does in my system, and how it does it. There's no denying what I hear (and others have heard and described), though. You can say it's all in my head, expectation bias, mass delusion, insanity, whatever you want to call it, I really don't care. I'm loving it. If you dare, take a step outside your comfort zone, risk being called a fool, and give it a try. I'm betting you'll be glad you did. |
Bybee took quantum mechanics in school more than 60 years ago. That’s only about 15 years after quantum mechanics was "invented." Just don’t mention quantum mechanics anywhere around naysayers unless you want to witness a real mud fight. There’s no fine line between quantum mechanics and classical physics. - Old audiophile expression |
I would recommend to the scoffers, naysayers, skeptics, and EE's to watch either nova or History channel on quantum physics, pretty mind boggling, violates all standards of known physics, not my opinion. Pretty big pill to swallow, new horizons are upon us! Solid state electricity, any EE will tell you its impossible, yet its already being done, glass batteries, gene splicing, AI, accessing other dimensions, all happening right now in science labs around the world. |
Lol. Quantum mechanics is real and so are many mind boggling things like black holes. Naysayers do not deny them. Quantum mechanics plays a role in junctions in transistors. However, there is absolutely no evidence that these things play any meaningful role with regard to sound when a so-called "quantum mechanical" device is stuck to the inner chassis. It is the same as saying you don’t need a special device to prevent the audio interference of black holes and having someone say you are a naysayer because you deny black holes exist (The existence of black holes does not mean black holes affect audio or their effect can be mitigated.) |
The ubiquitous CD laser itself is a quantum mechanical device. Hel-loo! Specifically, a quantum well. So are WA Quantum Chips quantum mechanical. (Hence the word Quantum in their name.) So is the Intelligent Chip. One reason it's so intelligent, one assumes. So are the Bybee purifiers. He used to work in submarines. As I predicted the naysayers go bonkers over the words, quantum mechanics. Why, shucks, off the top of my head at least five of my products work quantum mechanically. No big deal. |
A study done many years ago found out just how far behind most doctors are when it comes to current medical beliefs, thinking and procedures. Everything from nutrition to post operative therapy were about 10-20 years behind the curve. They discovered it takes about that amount of time for everyone to catch up. Now these folk have M.D. (me doctor!) next to their names but are they really up to speed on most matters? It isn't that big of a stretch to extrapolate that to any other field of endeavor. Heck, some smart folk would consider it a given. A degree signifies an achievement but how many further their studies and keep an open mind? All the best, Nonoise |
I am with Tommylion on this. I don't give a damn how or why this works and all the theories behind it. It doesn't mean a thing to me if it does not sound good, Period. I don't think people should post any negative comments on it if you have not heard what the device can do to your system. For me there are only 2 things matter. 1. the device has to make my system sound better and 2. price that I can afford. It is that simple. Come on guys, don't make life more complicated if you don't have to! |
shadrone My point is that not everything that exists or existed will affect the audio signal in a meaningful way. Simple existence of acid rain does not mean we need to be concerned about it for audio reproduction of music. Huh? That doesn’t make sense. No one ever said everything that exists or existed affects the audio signal in a meaningful way. What’s next, the sky is not purple? Thanks for the excellent example of a Strawman argument. |
a25105 I am with Tommylion on this. I don't give a damn how or why this works and all the theories behind it. It doesn't mean a thing to me if it does not sound good, Period. I don't think people should post any negative comments on it if you have not heard what the device can do to your system. For me there are only 2 things matter. 1. the device has to make my system sound better and 2. price that I can afford. It is that simple. Come on guys, don't make life more complicated if you don't have to! That's all well and good, I suppose, however it would serve some purpose, some higher purpose to determine whether the Bybee device in question is, in fact, a quantum mechanical device as it's purported to be or a plain ordinary stock resistor, no? It's almost always better to try and get to the bottom of a thing rather than slough it off. Saying something like I don't care how it works but works it does it actually one of my least favorite reviewer comments, one made all too frequently. Aren't they capable of analysis or possess curiosity? |
Don’t get me wrong, I really like to know how things work. I just don’t NEED to, in order to try and, hopefully, benefit from them. Although much of it is beyond me, the concept of using the spin of particles for information storage & retrieval, and other beneficial things, is a fascinating one. The internal Quantum Signal Enhancer that I have is said to work by aligning the spin of electrons and protons. The Quantum Purifier (the one with the resistor) apparently works on a different principle. |
a25105 Geoffkait, You have the right to do what you want in life and I respect that. Please update us here if you ever find the answer. For me, I will continue to enjoy my music that brings me joy and happiness. Life is just too short. Allan That's mighty decent of you, Allan. Enjoy the music. Sorry for the interruption. |
shadorne @geoffkait Why a supermassive black hole in the centre of our galaxy? Because the supreme creator speaks to us through music! We may be made in the creators image but the galaxy is made in the image of a giant turntable with a black hole at the center and Earth being in the grooviest place. >>>>>Whoa! What!! Steve Jobs speaks to us through music on the iPad? Get outta here! |
I continue to be amazed at what the Bybee iQSE has brought to my system. There is such a "rightness" to voices and instruments, that pulls me into the music. Subtle vocal inflections and other musical details are easily heard, without strain. Micro and macro dynamics are also nicely improved. Like the black fuses, it does it's thing without altering tonal balance; which I really appreciate. I hope to get a couple more soon. Has anyone else had the opportunity to try one (or more) in their system? |
I've never tried or heard any of these fuses. The analytical part of my brain questions why they would work, and is attracted by those who would say it's all expectation bias, voodoo, etc. However, I also recognize that there are plenty of things in this world I can't explain and that even small changes in the signal effect sound. For instance I wouldn't have thought a preamp bypass switch on the ATLP120 turntable would color the sound. However this video shows that the small change to the signal path from the preamp bypass (if I remember correctly it went through an extra capacitor for some strange reason) changed the waveform and the high frequency outputs. When he took out the preamp section the waveform is visibly different, and the sound changes perceptibly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NT67ii04uQ I wish someone with the equipment would do this for these fuses on a pre-amp to see if it does change the waveform. Since this occurs before the speaker path it seems like this would be easy to measure. That would be convincing. For now I have plenty of other items that I think would make a bigger difference to my sound (room, etc.) to even consider a fuse. |
Hi, guys. I'm one who doesn't care how something works, only that it does. With that said, earlier on in this thread I mentioned that I'm a "tester" for a product that in my opinion will be a real game changer in the Audio industry. I can't say much at this point other than we can forget all of the usual catch words like clarity, focus, tonal balance and replace them all with one word .... REAL. It addresses a previously unthought of detriment to sound reproduction. That's about all I can say at this point, other than when you hear what it does you're going to have to have it. Even the naysayers will be left in awe. No joke.. Frank |
tommilion I tried one when they first came out, I think it was 3 years ago, with in a couple of months, I went to 15 of them. There is a old thread about these which I found helpful. Consensus was the best placement was across terminals in the back of gear. I found that to be the case as well. I also have the room neutralizers as well, and they are a even bigger effect. |
perfectpathtech, I gather you are talking about the original Quantum Signal Enhancer, which is intended for external use in one’s system? The iQSE came out pretty recently, and is intended for use inside components. It has double-sided tape on one side to fix it to an internal service. I was planning on putting it inside my DAC, but found it worked great placed on top of my Tara Labs Powerscreen power strip. Apparently, the iQSE has a greater effect than the the QSE: http://tweekgeek.blogspot.com/2017/03/new-tweak-alert-bybee-internal-quantum.html I don’t know for sure, as I haven’t compared them. All I know is that I love what the iQSE does. |
tommylion Yes the older version, maybe the new one is different, sticky tape, and a fourth letter to the name IMO that's the upgrade. The reason I say that is the active ingredient is carbon 13, and from what I have read from others experimenting with it is the right amount is critical. The older version works well in gear as well. Regardless its a great product, I am sure anyone who tries one will end up with at least a few more. Happy your enjoying it! |
Allen ... No price has been determined at this point, but it will be relatively inexpensive, especially considering the results attained. There is nothing else like it. As I said, it addresses a previously unthought of detriment to sound reproduction. And no, I haven't tried the iQSE's in the system. I've been concentrating on recovering from complications surrounding the recent heart surgery. I've been to Hell and back due to a complete shut-down of the urinary system and then a total lack of any desire for food. 6 feet tall tipping the scale at a whopping 130 pounds. Not good. I look like a kid's stick person. As soon as I feel better I'll order a couple of the iQSE's. I'm especially interested to see what effect they have by putting them inside the fuse box. Frank |
