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The new Synergistic Research BLUE fuses ....

New SR BLUE fuse thread ...

I’ve replaced all 5 of the SR BLACK fuses in my system with the new SR BLUE fuses. Cold, out of the box, the BLUE fuses stomped the fully broken-in SR BLACKS in a big way. As good as the SR BLACK fuses were/are, especially in comparison with the SR RED fuses, SR has found another break-through in fuses.

1. Musicality ... The system is totally seamless at this point. Its as if there is no system in the room, only a wall to wall, front to back and floor to ceiling music presentation with true to life tonality from the various instruments.

2. Extension ... I’ve seemed to gain about an octave in low bass response. This has the effect of putting more meat on the bones of the instruments. Highs are very extended, breathing new life into my magic percussion recordings. Vibes, chimes, bells, and triangles positioned in the rear of the orchestra all have improved. I’ve experienced no roll-off of the highs what so ever with the new BLUE fuses. Just a more relaxed natural presentation.

3. Dynamics ... This is a huge improvement over the BLACK fuses. Piano and vibes fans ... this is fantastic.

I have a Japanese audiophile CD of Flamenco music ... the foot stomps on the stage, the hand clapping and the castanets are present like never before. Want to hear natural sounding castanets? Get the BLUE fuses.

4. Mid range ... Ha! Put on your favorite Ben Webster album ... and a pair of adult diapers. Play Chris Connor singing "All About Ronnie," its to die for.

Quick .... someone here HAS to buy this double album. Its a bargain at this price. Audiophile sound, excellent performance by the one and only Chris Connor. Yes, its mono ... but so what? Its so good you won’t miss the stereo effects. If you’re the lucky person who scores this album, please post your results here.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ULTRASONIC-CLEAN-The-Finest-Of-CHRIS-CONNOR-Bethlehem-Jazz-1975-NM-UNPLAYED-...

Overall impressions:

Where the RED fuses took about 20 hours to sound their best, and the BLACK fuses took upwards of 200 hours of total break-in, the BLUE fuses sounded really good right out of the box ... and that’s without doing anything about proper directional positioning. Not that the BLUE fuses don’t need breaking in, they do. The improvement continues through week three. Its a gradual break-in thing where each listening session is better than the last.

Everything I described above continues to break new ground in my system as the fuses continue breaking in. Quite honestly, I find it difficult to tear myself away from the system in order to get things done. Its truly been transformed into a magical music machine. With the expenditure of $150.00 and a 30 day return policy there’s really nothing to lose. In my system, its like upgrading to a better pre amp, amp, CD player or phono stage. Highly recommended.

Kudos to Ted Denney and the entire staff at SR. Amazing stuff, guys. :-)

Frank

PS: If you try the SR BLUE fuses, please post your results here. Seems the naysayers, the Debbie Downers and Negative Nellie’s have hijacked the original RED fuse thread. A pox on their houses and their Pioneer receivers.

Frank



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uberwaltz
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So to put this train wreck of a thread back on track.
Whilst partaking in some light hearted banter I was actually evaluating my very first Blue fuse!
As previous Black fuse experience was all good thought I would go ahead and add one to my new to me Hegel h160 integrated.
This is with only couple hours burn in time mind you.
Dropped the needle on,one of my favorite albums, Growing up the hard way by Mamas Boys, so much energy in the grooves of this album!
After being assaulted by the bass drum from just a few bars in I knew I was in for a great ride.
This album already has great presence and impressive focus of instruments.
But it all is now elevated to a higher level altogether.
Next up Crime of the century by Supertramp.
The piano on the title track truly brought shivers to my spine, especially at not immodest volume levels.
As far as I am concerned $149 very well spent!
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geoffkait
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Which begs the question, who has painted his Black or Blue or Audio Magic Beeswax or Telos Quantum or Gold Littelfuse or whatever? I mean, who wouldn’t, especially if he had more than one or two fuses in his system?
wolf_garcia
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Tell555…I've noted previously that I have no particular beef with the product itself other than its cost, the use of the word "quantum" on the packaging, and the exposure of an issue, micro arching, that I can't imagine (perhaps I need to be more imaginative) is a thing I need to worry about, and consequently don't. My mostly gold plated connectors, hospital grade wall plugs, and high quality AC and signal cables work very well, and I do clean them, although not often. If I was supplied with the goo stuff to review I wouldn't use it because it seems like a messy and unnecessary solution to a problem that I don't feel I have, and simply do not believe the hyperbole associated with this stuff. I wasted a LOT of time testing fuses and came away feeling silly for not simply trusting my logical mind, as the previous version of the Blue Fuse (black) did zero to enhance anything, and in fact a couple of them blew as they're apparently not rated properly. Other than that, it's ALL GOOD.
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geoffkait
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Did somebody say beef?! Hmmmm...🍔
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ddraudt
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My friend and I have had wonderful results with the SR Blues.
All 4 of us have very revealing systems that are carefully constructed
and cost between $100,000 and $300,000 each.
Blues blew away the Blacks and gave me another level of realism.
Thanks Frank, for posting this thread, I concur with you report.
 Screw the hacker whackers. You desperation for attention is so sad and pitiful. GO back to watching porn for your jollies.
For those who can't hear a difference. I'm sorry you system and/or you hearing has failed you.
Thank all of you who post relevant replies and sticking with a thread thru all the regurgitation.
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