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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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charles1dad
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Hi Joe,
Thanks for your kind words. If you consider the sheer length and huge number of posts on this thread it has remained remarkably on focus. Many people have become aware of a really nice worthwhile audio tweak. 

Frank, 
Funny that you mention that recording.  A good friend of mine has that album and ripped a CD copy of it for me. Just as you describe, excellent music, wall to wall sound and terrific tonality of voice and instruments. 
Charles, 
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charles1dad
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"The room came alive with musical emotion " David that is what I have been experiencing ever since I  got my 300b SET amplifier (in 2009). There are so many brands available I'm very happy to hear that you found a great sounding one.
Charles, 
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This all sounds fantastic. One would think that manufacturers of audio equipment will soon be striking deals with SR to have these remarkable devices included as standard in their products. It would seem to be a "win..win" based upon all of the positive comments.(Maybe not a win for SR, in one sense, considering their mark-up would diminish.)



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David ...

Please email your cell # to:  

oregonpapa@aol.com

I'll give you a call after Robert and I get settled at Newport on Saturday morning.  We can set up a time to meet in the SR room.  Should be fun.

If anyone else is interested, please do the same.

Thanks ...

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Slaw ...

 Its not very likely that equipment mfg's will be willing to put the SR Black after market fuses in their electronics. Everything has to be marked up in price as it moves along the market trail.   If a mfg. pays a dollar for any given part, the dealer pays two dollars and the end consumer pays four dollars. 

In other words, an amp that costs the mfg $2500 to produce, is sold to the dealer for $5000.  The dealer then sells it to the end consumer for $10,000 (50 point item), less any discount the dealer wants to give. 

So, in considering the above, and assuming full retail prices all along the trail, the end consumer would end up paying $480 for one fuse. Or, put another way, an additional $480 on the full retail price of the piece of electronics being purchased. 

Unless I'm missing something, I think I have this correct. 

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