Synergistic Red Fuse ...

Hi gwalt, your impressions of the sound of the beeswax fuse sounds like the difference of good tube sound vs some solid state comparison, you said beauty and weight to the sound,  what is your assessment of the sound staging differences between the sr-red's and beeswax fuses? , thankyou. 

Of course what we need is a comparison of the Beeswax fuse to the Synergistic Research "BLACK "fuse. Then ideally the effect of multiple Beeswax fuses in one system.

My three systems are now 100% SR "BLACK" fused and each system has over 150+ hours  of playing time. The fuses were installed in stages and with each installation the sound improved. A combination of Black and RED fuses was tried and it was certainly better than stock fuses, but an all "BLACK" fuse system sounded better each time.

The music flows with less perceived effort. Imaging is improved. Soundstage depth  increased with decay of notes being longer in duration. Their is more felt emotion to the music. Solo guitar and voice (both male and female) are more alive and moving.

To those reading this thread- Give your innerself a present. Buy a Synergistic Research BLACK fuse. If you do not like it of do not think it is worth it, send it back. 

You do not even have to "Regift" the fuse to get your money back!

David Pritchard

^^^ I agree David. 

I have two more Black fuses to go. One in the phono and one in the amp. Two Red fuses in there now.

The system at this point is FAR in excess of where I thought it could ever be prior to putting in the first SR Red fuse which I chronicled at the beginning of this thread.

I'm so pleased that so many have taken up the challenge and tried the SR fuses. Its fun to share the experience.

After installing the SR power cords, and as they break in, I can really hear what these fuses are capable of. Everything you described above is my experience as well. As far as bass goes, its as though I've added a fine quality sub woofer to the system. 

Keith,
I know your Krells require multiple fuses and cost can add up rapidly. Do you have a component that may require only 1 or 2 fuses? If so this would offer the opportunity to directly compare the SR Black and Beeswax fuses. Otherwise relying on others opinions can be tricky and with obvious limits. What's better in one component or to a different set of ears may not match your needs.
Charles.

Here’s the AH site: http://www.audio-horizons.com/pages/fuse.html

I recently purchased the AH Platinum Ref fuse for my AR Ref 3 preamp.

I do agree the preamp sounds superb with this fuse!

But... it also sounds superb with the fuse that came in it - which may not be the stock fuse - it doesn’t look like a standard fuse with just a wire, but has a more complex element in it (it is glass, so I can see the element).

And... I must say I’m at a bit of a loss to report the AH fuse is "much better" in any respect.

I’m a bit inclined to think that many with such investments in their fuses "want to hear" significant improvements over their stock fuses - and that there is significant "placebo" effect with fuses as with cables.

But... hey... "to each his own."