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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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Snake oil products are those who are incomplete in properties in our world. This means that over 99% of all audio products are useless and not worth the money. This is how we see it.

What I said before; many people in audio still think it is 1980. This you hear back in the low quality of most systems in shops and at shows. The most of them where lazy and thought we can sit and just go with the flow.

People have no idea how much they loose in quality regarding the acoustics, smog, magnetism and high frequent noise. You can spend as much as you want, money will not help you.

I worked a lot longer in audioshops. But I did run a shop where I had all the freedom and made all the decisions. But I see audioshops as a huge limitation as well.

When you want to bring both sound&vision to a higher level you need to do it totally different. That is why I wanted to do research in all different parts. This way you can create both sound&vision.

This is a different world than the trial and error limited world people know audio. This does not add anything new and does not create a better quality in both sound&vision.






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I’m sure. 🙄
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Weird. I don’t think there is any evidence that women hear better or worse. My experience is the opposite. I am always surprised that I hear so much better than anyone I know around me and this includes women, children and my lead guitarist. I am the non musical band member (the drummer) but I constantly have to tell my guitarist his guitar is out of tune. He never notices but simply confirms my observation once he plugs in an electronic tuner.

I guess I could have been a piano tuner....

I think skills come from acute observation & practice rather than any “special gift”. I think on average women are worse than men because more often they don’t care or cultivate listening skill. If women wanted to they can be as good or better.
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Women’s hearing is better than men’s due to evolution. Their hearing has to be exceptionally acute so they could hear when their husbands were returning home.
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Women’s hearing is better than men’s due to evolution. Their hearing has to be outstanding so they could hear when their husbands were driving up the driveway.
I believe there's some truth to that. It's the female of the species that protects the home(land) and raises the young. They also do most of the hunting, until we humans started walking upright. Males are for territorial defense and breeding (bragging) rights. I think women have the edge. They just aren't given the chance to prove or use it as much as men do.

All the best,
Nonoise
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