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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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amg56
@geoffkait Obviously you don’t either. I heard it’s a trade secret, until our Eastern friends copy it.

>>>>Another clue for you all. Some users of TC have painted the end caps of their Blue Fuses for further gains in performance. So, obviously SR does not (rpt not) apply Graphene to the fuse caps, either inside or outside the fuse. Ah, sweet mystery of life.

Was the person you heard it’s a trade secret from also a civil engineer? An Australian? 😁

Another clue for you all. The Walrus was Paul.

Our Eastern friends? You mean in New Jersey? 😀

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uberwaltz
Had to Google " spruiking"!

Would you by any chance be a fellow countryman to George?

>>>>Uh, he already said he is. The question is whether they’re related. 
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Just another bit of "snake oil" you fuser’s need so you get those pesky fuses burnt in before the 30 day return period runs out. Good luck with that.

Settle down, George. I tried reversing the 4 stock fuses in my 5-year old Fulton speakers to establish their directionality. I was thus able to establish the correct direction for all 4 fuses. No big deal. So I absolutely doubt that age has anything to do with it. How about them 🍎 🍏 🍎? Maybe you could try coming up with a dopier theory.

Don’t follow leaders, watch the parkin’ meters.

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fleschler
My friend/manufacturer thinks graphene is a joke, TC is a joke.....BUT he absolutely is convinced that the SR fuse and duplexes are NO joke. He doesn’t know why the fuse makes a difference except for the possibility that the SR fuse transfers more A/C current through than a cheap, thin wired fuse. He proved that by using a circuit breaker (he didn’t know whether it is magnetic or thermal type) with a large contact area that works as good as an SR Blue fuse.

>>>>We already know a few reasons why fancy fuses are no joke. There is really no reason for speculation any more. Using a circuit breaker doesn’t prove anything. There are many explanations why circuit breakers might be better than fuses. We already knew that. We already know that eliminating the fuse/fuse holder is better than any fuse, too. And that bipassing the fuse with a solid fat wire is better, well, maybe. Better than a stock fuse, anyway.

That your friend would think Graphene is a joke seems a little odd. Most people grasp that concept pretty easily. Must be the audio manufacturer syndrome I was talking about. 😀

Here’s the link to the wiki page on Graphene applications. Now your friend has something to go on.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potential_applications_of_graphene

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geoffkait ...What would constitute proof? ....

Listen blind to Amy > Bob > Amy > Bob repeat a few more times and determine if you can guess right or not.
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