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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?
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tommylion
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For anyone interested in exploring the benefits of graphene further, I highly recommend looking into the Graphene Extreme line of signal and power cables from Cerious Technologies. There is a thread devoted to them on the cables forum.

I purchased a digital cable and PC for my CD Transport. As a result, I am enjoying profound improvements, particularly in the areas of realism, palpability, clarity, detail, and true-to-life tonality of instruments. I will definitely be buying more cables as funds permit. The prices are VERY reasonable, and Bob Grost, the owner of Cerious, has been a pleasure to deal with.

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oregonpapa OP
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OMG!

Talk about luck ... we found two Decca 10" Django Reinhardt LPs in a used record store this week for ten-bucks each. They both feature Reinhardt on guitar of course, and Stephane Grappelly on violin.

The vinyl and covers are in mint condition. They are french pressings recorded in 1938, the year of my birth. The sound, considering the era, is excellent ... and talk about some swingin' jazz ...!  Some real toe tapping music. Wow. 

I'm going to burn both of them onto a CD and archive the records. They are way too nice to have an accident with. :-)

And by the way, another unabashed compliment for the way the Audio Technica ART-9 plays mono records. I thought the OC-9III was great on mono, but the ART-9 really raises the stakes. If you're thinking about buying a high dollar mono cartridge, I'd consider the ART-9 instead and keep a lot of bucks in your pocket.

Frank
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mtseymour
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Enjoy the Music has just done a review of the Black fuse and UEF Black outlet:

http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/1116/Synergistic_Research_Black_Quantum_Fuses_UEF_Bl...
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oregonpapa OP
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^^^ NIce ... thank you.  Pretty much what we've all been experiencing.  Very cost effective tweaks.  I'm in the process of getting system covered with Herbie's tube dampeneres at the moment ... another VERY worthwhile tweak. After the tubes are done, I want to try a set of SR's PHT's on my phono cartridge. I've read some rave reviews on these little babies. 
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mapman
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The nice gear the fuses were in probably had something to do with earning all those notes.  I wonder how many notes earned with the original fuses?   

Would be be nice to be able to earn so much credit so easily.  
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