Synergistic Research Purple UEF Duplex - receptacle

I did not realize that the purple receptacle existed.

Short answer: Buy an Oyaide R1 because purple fuse tech is based on graphene. Where do they put graphene in a receptacle?

Long answer: I have eight Purple fuses and have found them to be excellent and great value compared to QSA. Ted Denney even gives a generous discount occasionally with a no questions asked return policy. The only gripes people have had is that they are sensitive, so it's advisable to go up one rating. Additionally they are directional but not marked as such so it sometimes takes a few days to figure out which way to install.

HIFI Tuning fuses are also excellent value and not just for the budget conscience, they are great performers.

QSA on the other hand have, to my knowledge have not been very well received, and most people say that the Purple fuse is better than the QSA yellow.

SR will most likely bring out a new fuse in a year or two so I'll be glad I didn't spend a couple of grand on a fuse ; (

lordmelton - 

Thanks for responding to my post and offering a recommendation. I’ve never heard of Oyaide R1, but will look into them before purchasing a hifi receptacle. Regarding the new SR Purple receptacle, SR states the technology behind the receptacle is based on the following “The Purple Duplex has an entirely new mechanical and material formulation selected during Double-Blind Testing, where Synergistic Research compared different duplex designs, choosing the one that sounded best. SR then added brand new UEF Tech, first developed for the new SRX cable loom, and Purple fuses for a lower noise floor with enhanced soundstage scale and realism. SR then applied the Purple Fuse’s Long Duration, High Voltage Conditioning Process. Hence, the new Purple Duplex shares the same house sound of high resolution with rich musicality as the Purple Fuses. Lastly, SR went with a floating ground design so that noise from your wall junction box is isolated from your system: the net result is the highest resolution and most musical duplex in Synergistic Research history.”

The question whether to use SR or QSA fuses, I believe, should be based on individual preference and which brand fits their system the best. My system is natural and neutral, leaning to the warm side, so the QSA fuses are a great match for my system. The fuses add more detail to my system. I have to say, the Yellow was a little brighter than I prefer but the Violet kept detail and removed the harshness. Also, I demo’d the SR Purple fuses and liked them but they were a little too warm for my system and I lost a lot of detail. I think the Purple is a great fuse but just didn’t match my system as well as the QSA fuse. What concerns me about the Purple, is how sensitive they are and SR recommends going up one rating above manufacturers’ recommendation. I have read many QSA forums and posts and none of them have stated QSA fuse are sensitive or have blown (not saying none of them have not blown). 

I do agree, $1,000s on a fuse is a little silly, but I am a believer that audiophile fuses make a huge difference in sound quality. I’m also interested in your statement regarding the possibility of SR creating a new fuse later this year. I also think the competition between SR and QSA is working in the audiophile’s advantage. 

I own a couple of the QSA red fuses and they do indeed create more detail and depth in the components that I am using them with. On my tube amps I am using the SR purple. Seems to be the best of both worlds.

I'm still using the Furutech NCF outlets, and it will take a free trial to get me to try the SR purple.

ozzy

@stevebobnii ---when you think about it spending $1k for a fuse is not silly if you get good results. How much do you pay for PC’s? Interconnects? Speaker Cables? Just because it is a tiny component does not mean it can not impact your sound to a large degree.

I have an SR Orange duplex outlet. Does it do anything? Out of all my components / tweaks, I find that to be the hardest to determine the benefit. I thought about going to the QSA Duplexes but would rather buy a QSA red instead. I have all QSA yellow in my components now. I had SR orange. In my system. QSA yellow was better than Orange. I have not tried SR purple. I may put a Red in my Lampizator DAC and Lucas Audio Music server. I may add the SR purple to my mono amps, but I wonder, should you stick with all the same brand? Or, is it ok to mix and match fuses? How will you know which fuses are really making the impact on your system then?

In summary, IMO, I would rather invest in the fuse rather than the duplex box.