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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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dlcockrum
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Hi Al,

Is it possible that the same electrical characteristics that create the audible differences from these fuses also create the issues with them failing in certain circumstances? 

Best to you Al,
Dave
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almarg
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Hi Dave.

I suppose it's possible that there is some relation between the apparently lower melting points of the SR Blacks, compared to typical stock fuses, and the sonic benefits that have been reported.  But in the absence of a good technical understanding of why and how those benefits occur, that stands up when looked at quantitatively, and that accounts for the high degree of consistency that has been reported for those benefits among very diverse applications, I doubt that the question is answerable.

Best regards,
-- Al
   
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dlcockrum
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Fair enough Al. Thanks as always.

Dave
ptss
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UNBELIEVABLE!  This "Synergistic"  fuse company selling products so poorly manufactured----- they can't even get the fuse rating right !
 High quality fuse manufacturers such as BUSSMANN  and  LITTELFUSE ,who supply to high tech industries, would be bankrupted with claims. Charlatans and snake oil peddlars should be asshamed of themselves.......
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almarg
Al, they’re deliberately overrating their fuses, biasing the fuse higher into class-A, so it runs hotter, closer to the melting point, this voodoo will come next.

Cheers George
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