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The Synergistic Research Orange Fuse ... Further thoughts.

Here are my observations after several weeks of burning in the new SR Orange fuses:

1. The sound has a more relaxed presentation. 

2.  Clarity - There is less grain. I thought I had this beat, but evidently not. 

3.  The soundstage has expanded further and instruments and performers are more well-placed inside the stage. The presentation is a lot more three-dimensional. 

4.  More articulation on voices. Vocals are more organically human in nature. While listening to Kevin Mahogany sing "Skylark," I hung on every note and word in the lyrics. Massed voices, like those heard on the Norman Luboff Choir's "But Beautiful" album, are more delineated. The solo instruments are more present than ever before also.

5.  There is a definite improvement in dynamics. Drum solos place the drummer right there in the room with you. Rim shots, bongos, congas and big bass drums are amazing. So are vibes. Cal Tjader and Victor Feldman ... Welcome to the party. 

6.  There has been a further improvement in tonal accuracy. String instruments have taken on a new dimension.  

7.   Among other improvements, there has been a slight amount of welcome warmth added to the mid-bass. The music, as a result, has become more emotionally involving. A little more tube-like in a very nice way.

8.  More meat on the bones overall. Massed strings are beautiful.  Bach's "Air on a G String" ... simply beautiful.  

9.  Lastley, I can set the volume control lower and get the same volume in sound as before.

Overall ... the new Orange fuse is a real winner in my system. 

Highly recommended. 

Frank

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ieales
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From SR:
Electricity should flow from the left to the right when you view the fuse.
A/C current changes direction every cycle. The supreme idiocy of the statement: what if I view end on??? 

and

UEF Tech is so powerful even an electrical chain several miles long is fundimentally [sic] improved with nothing more than a single fuse engineered with our patented UEF Technology
Prove it. Set up two chains. A/D them simultaneously for 200 hours @ 32bit/384kHz. Replace 1 fuse. Repeat. Show us the deltas pre/post and over 200 hours.

If there's one thing I've learned, it's that systems [couldn't possibly be me] are rarely the same...
rodman99999
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@tom8999- You’ve already heard the differences, you’re other upgrades have made. You know you can trust your ears. SR offers a money-back, satisfaction guarantee. Experiment safely, with nothing to lose and, very possibly: enjoyment to gain. I’d just try the Krell’s Mains fuse(under the IEC) first. I would next try the Krell’s two speaker fuses(under L/R speaker connections). Have you upgraded the Krell's power cord yet?  If not, do that first.    Far as the Maggies, I've always bi-passed(have owned four pair) the fuse & attenuator stuff, entirely, so- can’t tell if a better fuse helps. I wouldn’t expect a big difference, in that circuit, though(just my opinion). Does the Krell have rail fuses? Of course, if it’s new; opening it would void the warranty.
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ieales440 posts10-19-2019 3:26pmFrom SR:
Electricity should flow from the left to the right when you view the fuse.
A/C current changes direction every cycle. The supreme idiocy of the statement: what if I view end on???


>>>>While that’s true, and for virtually all cables and power cords - the current alternates. 🔛 But you can ignore 😳 the current when it’s traveling in the direction toward the wall outlet. 🔜  The only direction we care about is the one that drives the speakers. That’s the direction that is audible. 
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johnnyb43
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So a while back I had some sr20 fuses and some hifi tuning mundorf fuses..they both had a different effect in my system and I preferred the mundorf over sr..until the black fuses came out the changed my mind about synergistic fuses. .when the blue fuses came out I jumped in without hesitation. Even bought the blue duplex and some blue power cables. .needless to say I have 3 orange fuses arriving today to place in my amplifier and I'm looking forward to hearing the improvements. Guess I'm a sucker.lol!
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johnnyb43
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So a while back I had some sr20 fuses and some hifi tuning mundorf fuses..they both had a different effect in my system and I preferred the mundorf over sr..until the black fuses came out the changed my mind about synergistic fuses. .when the blue fuses came out I jumped in without hesitation. Even bought the blue duplex and some blue power cables. .needless to say I have 3 orange fuses arriving today to place in my amplifier and I'm looking forward to hearing the improvements. Guess I'm a sucker.lol!
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