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Best Way to Spend ~ $2000 for System Improvement
Are you looking to improve the sound you have or are you seeking a different kind of sound? 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
Charles, thanks. That’s what I was assuming. I guess eventually SR will update their website to reflect the newer product.I hope they shed some light on the Graphene question. Geoff seems to think its used in the casing for shielding which might b... 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
Can someone help me out with this?I see red fuse and sr20 quantum fuse products on synergistic research website if I search it for the word "fuse" but no "Black" fuse.I do see reference to SR black fuse at highend electronics website here:http://h... 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
In all fairness, as I mentioned earlier,  the fuse I replaced with Synergistic Red in my Audio Research sp16 looked quite substantial and well thought out, not your garden variety fuse to start with.    Why would a company like Audio Research limi... 
Tube integrated amp under $1000
Thanks for the input from those who posted.Actually, I must re-think this a bit. Wife will not be happy with any wires showing in our living room. Go figure?Given that I’m thinking going portable with a small headphone amp only, maybe one with tub... 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
I also think that using a "better" fuse with a fused speaker like Magnepan, where the fuse is actually in the signal path, has the best chance of reaping the biggest rewards.But hey I gotta agree with Geofkait at least somewhat  on this one.  Havi... 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
Just to recap, for those keeping score,    I do think a a fuse can make a difference.    However I am still not sure that I have heard one actually make much of a difference yet.  Except of course no sound at all when it blows. 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
" I cannot believe that their are some people that think that a fuse cannot make a difference. "I think my kids still think that. 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
The beauty of this hobby is there is no right or wrong.David says more power to the fuses! Geoff says none and sells the overpriced Sony Walkman to prove it. And beeswax is right out!Just when I thought I figured out if I prefer tubes or transisto... 
Why do all audio forums on the internet seem "dead" ?
Coli which active monitors?   Thanks.  
Why do all audio forums on the internet seem "dead" ?
Well on the bright side there's lots of buzz about audiophile fuses and quantum stickers these days.   Maybe all the big fish have already been fried.  😳 
Tube integrated amp under $1000
Mik I'm considering the Musical Paradise and had read that.   Have never heard it though.   I wonder if it would have hum with 18 ohm Sennheiser Momentum phones?bb I heard GLow at Capital Audiofest a few years back and the system it was in was one... 
why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable
Maybe when people get to a certain point the feeling is the only way to move forward is to spend more.  Also so remember that no change in sound is better than a real one if the real one is for the worse.  no doubt one cannot take the human factor... 
Why do all audio forums on the internet seem "dead" ?
For those interested in learning useful things about good sound. I'd recommend pretty much ignoring posts by geoffkait better known as mister machina dynamica.   
Why do all audio forums on the internet seem "dead" ?
I think devil boy is on to something.