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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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geoffkait
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Good luck with all of that, oregonpapa. Whatever. 
wolf_garcia
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Again, nobody has answered the question of why and how these things do whatever fuse fans claim they do. I read the claims of sonic improvement, and those are merely opinions of whatever the listeners think they hear…and that's fine. I don't need to have a manufacturer divulge their proprietary formulas for these things beyond what they've already said (graphene coatings, tesla coil bombing, quantum baloney), just a simple explanation of how they accomplish the "current polishing" or speed enhancement or proton greasing or something. Anything.
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uberwaltz
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Wolf
I truly wish I had a solid concrete answer for you I really do.
But I do not, sorry.
I just know what I hear in my system, to my ears in my room.

And to me is some of the best bang for the buck I have invested in my system.
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oregonpapa OP
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Wolf ...

Why can't you be satisfied with the knowledge that not one person posting here knows HOW they improve sound? We can only guess at this point. Graphene? Quality wire? Ceramic tubes? Tesla Coil? 

One thing for sure ... Ted Denney isn't about to tell ya.  :-)

"A horse well beaten, is a horse well beaten." ____ Anonomous

Frank
wolf_garcia
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Well, I know what I heard using my ears, a level meter, digital recording for waveform and level comparison, and blown SR fuse replacement due to a seeming lack of proper fuse rating, resulting in a conclusion that those fuses don’t enhance anything and are perhaps dangerous. …but all that was with SR Black fuses…maybe the Blue fuses are way better at letting current flow through the component or whatever they do, but I’m certainly not spending 150 bucks each to test these things as once was enough for me, even with a 30 day return window. Regarding cost, my Schiit Loki was 150 bucks and has circuits and knobs and things and actually is an understandable and useful "made in U.S.A." item (and I don't care if anybody else buys one…I really don't)…what makes a fuse cost 150 bucks? Actually, we all know the answer to that one.
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