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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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Charles ...

This is the one you'd be looking for:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MILT-JACKSON-IN-LONDON-MEMORIES-OF-THELONIOUS-SPHERE-MONK-RECORD-UNPLAYED-/4...

gbmcleod ...

The bowed bass acquired a more guttural, natural sound with the Black fuses over the Red fuses. I'd say the improvement was in both areas you described ... both in weight and quality. And by the way, the audience takes on a more realistic dimension as well. This recording wasn't a slouch by any means even with the old HiFi Tuning fuses I had before I switched to the SR Reds and then to the SR Blacks. With each fuse change there was just more there there. The rest of the album is terrific as well.  

I bought a lot of the Pablo records back in the day. They were a dollar more than most other records, but I thought the sound quality was well worth it. When CDs were first introduced, I cleaned up on Pablo cut-outs too. 

Take care ...


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Hi gbmcleod,  what a wonderful written post you directed to me,  thankyou,  I learned a lot from what you had to say,  btw, furutech has just introduced a new outlet and a few more products,  it is the ncf furutech gtx-rhodium outlet's,  I've got first hand reports by phone from friends that this is better than the original furutech gtx-rhodium outlet, not a night and day difference,  but substantial enough they all converted to useing the new outlet,  the usual more natural, realism,  better bass and sound staging, pretty much extended frequency response. 
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I also would like to read here a head to head comparison of the audio magic beeswax fuses vs the synergistic sr-black fuses before I make a final decision,  I've read that the beeswax fuse is organic and rich sounding with transparency.
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Thanks Frank,
Pablo CD transfers are very well accomplished and sound exceptionally good just as their vinyl records. It seems they resisted the urge to muck around with the master tape. 
Charles, 
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^^^ Charles ...

Have you ever taken an account of how many renditions of "Round Midnight" you have in your collection? Between vocals and instrumentals, I must have a few hundred. I even have a CD by the Turtle Creek string quartet titled "'Round Midnight."  Monk was a genius ... and his music lives on. 
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