I recently received my SR Red fuses and have some early listening impressions. I began with a fuse placed only in the Line Stage and will reverse fuse direction in a few days to see if there's a difference. Next I'll do the SET amplifier and lastly the DAC.
I listened to very familiar recordings to get a feel, Kenny Burrell "At The Village Vanguard"
Thelonious Monk, "Monk' Dream" Nicholas Payton , "Fingerpainting" Gerry Mulligan, "Night Lights". These recordings (and others) just seem to get to the merits of a particular component effectively. The SR Red debut is impressive, brand new they are undeniably musical and natural with really good music flow and pace. The foot immediately begins tapping and the head instinctively bobs with the rhythm, always a good sign.
Can't agree with those who found this fuse imparts sizzle or thinness, at least it didn't in my system. Tonal density and natural fullness are very present. Most of all early on is that the music just flows and pulls you right along, it definitely has emotional connectivity.
This is a very good start! Curious to see where this goes when the other fuses are added and more hours of use accumulate.
Charles,
I listened to very familiar recordings to get a feel, Kenny Burrell "At The Village Vanguard"
Thelonious Monk, "Monk' Dream" Nicholas Payton , "Fingerpainting" Gerry Mulligan, "Night Lights". These recordings (and others) just seem to get to the merits of a particular component effectively. The SR Red debut is impressive, brand new they are undeniably musical and natural with really good music flow and pace. The foot immediately begins tapping and the head instinctively bobs with the rhythm, always a good sign.
Can't agree with those who found this fuse imparts sizzle or thinness, at least it didn't in my system. Tonal density and natural fullness are very present. Most of all early on is that the music just flows and pulls you right along, it definitely has emotional connectivity.
This is a very good start! Curious to see where this goes when the other fuses are added and more hours of use accumulate.
Charles,