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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The most obvious plot hole the naysayers didn’t even catch. Graphene is a two dimensional material so if you see something painted BLACK or a solution that’s BLACK it’s not Graphene. Real Graphene is one molecule thick and therefore invisible! Hel-loo! Let’s say it’s Graphene’s nephew and call it even.
"Real Graphene is one molecule thick and therefore invisible!"
Not so fast, Candie. Just because it is one molecule thick should not mean it is invisible to everybody. Many will not see it, but some will. Reasons for this differnce is debatable, of course.

Think of it as wire directionality. It is there, but nobody can hear it despite some theories floated around. Those who can hear it may hear it just because they know it exists. Just like those who see graphene. Human hearing and eyesight may not be sensitive enough, but power of imagination is mighty and it fills holes that make reality unpleasant.

Enjoy the beautiful appearance of graphene together with improvements associated with wire directionality. We will not tell anyone.
Anyone that's remotely considering spending $150 on a $1 fuse, save your money and do this instead.

Change your old crusty fuses that may have seen too many turn on cycles (pics attached), then do it with the same $1 fuse, not the BS $150 SR boutique ones, as they will sound the same and age just as fast.

Pics of fast and slow blo fuses that have seen too many turn on cycles over a couple of years.
https://ibb.co/PzWvzwr (left to right over time aging)
https://ibb.co/17Tvy6t (right to left over time aging)


Cheers George
As a matter of fact George the brand new $1 fuses I have replaced over the years always sound just the same as the $1 one that blew. Gonna go out on a limb, guess that's something like 20-30 times, everything from car stereo to high end tube amps to phono stages. I've never bothered to photograph a fuse because every single one I've ever seen looked as new as the day it went in regardless of how many years or cycles its seen. None of these had any effect on the sound until the Synergistic fuses that went in and were amazingly, unambigouosly, obviously and beyond a doubt insanely better.

In other words, and respectfully, but George you are full of it. 

Is it true you run a store? Have anything at all to do with audio? Other than post uninformed opinion? Gosh I sure hope not. 

Cheers Chuck
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