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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?
128x128oregonpapa
ptss
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Hey wolf - it's definitely Benedictine and Brandy.
But having Bandy over certainly provides a whole
new dimension to listening pleasure.
Both the above are so far above fuse considerations.
I agree regarding vibrations, in fact I appreciates all the internal vibrations the music provides.
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charles1dad
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Teo_audio,
Regarding complex organics, there are some cable manufacturers who prefer natural materials  (paper, silk or cotton) rather than synthetic material for insulation/dielectric. No doubt that other factors matter as well. 
Charles 
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georgehifi
10,312 posts
 
It uses a triple layer design with 2 new proprietary components
And a partridge in a pear tree.
Outstanding thanks for the insight.

This is all fusers need to know.
All potential fusers need to remember that fuses deteriorate with age from switch on surges (as pictured), and they just need to be replaced with good quality $2 fuse of the same value, as Almarg linked to.

https://i.stack.imgur.com/0uqWX.jpg 

http://www.digikey.com/products/en/circuit-protection/fuses/139  

Cheers George

teo_audio
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The irony is that it is like Andrew Singer of Sound By Singer once said (quote originates elsewhere) "I don’t care what they say about me, as long as they say about me".

In other words, all positive and all negative comments create sales for The Synergistic fuses and other audiophile fuses.

Each time a person posts a negative comment (and the given return post), synergistic sells 2-4-10 more fuses to those who witness the fuse fight club thread, and it’s spread in the under current of the audio world.

Synergistic can’’t reasonably step in and say it, so I’ll say it for them:

"All you negative posters, Synergistic thanks you from the bottom of their heart."

Just the way things work, it is....
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jmcgrogan2
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The irony is that it is like Andrew Singer of Sound By Singer once said (quote originates elsewhere) "I don’t care what they say about me, as long as they say about me".

In other words, all positive and all negative comments create sales for The Synergistic fuses and other audiophile fuses.

Each time a person posts a negative comment (and the given return post), synergistic sells 2-4-10 more fuses to those who witness the fuse fight club thread, and it’s spread in the under current of the audio world.

As the French will say: " Succès de scandale ", translated "Success from scandal".
This concept is echoed by the phrase, "there is no such thing as bad publicity"

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