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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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lowrider57
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@audiolabyrinth 
Sounds good, thanks for the advice.
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audiolabyrinth
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Your welcome Lowrider57, electroslacker, great post, you gave me a detailed explanation as to why I have the large 1-amp fast blow ×4 fuses in my krell 700cx, you said-If the fuse is in series with a transistorised power supply’s pass transistor, then it needs to be a very fast blow., however, I’m still going to go with .2 .3 .25 higher, lol! , I would be like a zombie around the house if my fuses blew up, in the world of high end audio, $520.00 is not a lot of money, but fuses, mmm, yes it is! , you should have heard Ray Muchler’s-the service manager voice change in tone their at krell when I told him the cost of the fuses on the phone,  let’s just say he thought I was crazy, but hey, what’s new? , most people believe all audiophiles are.
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mapman
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Very sticky situation.  Hopefully gets resolved in a constructive manner for all involved. 

I'm very interested to hear how it turns out.
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audiolabyrinth ...

No doubt ... we audiophiles ARE crazy. :-)



audiolover718
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Black fuse due here tomorrow. Can't wait, got the red in the preamp, and two furutechs in the CD player. Maybe a set of blacks for the CD player would do me well.... First things first. Let's try the black in the power amp first. Mail can't get here fast enough. M

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