Synergistic Red Fuse ...

fluffers:
Which manufacturer and piece of equipment does not allow the customer to change fuses?

To all readers of this thread. There is a wonderful review of several A/C duplex outlets by Jonathan Lo. Enjoy the Music.com.  January 2014.

Reviewed- Oyaide
                   Synergistic Research
                    Acme
                   Hubbell
                   Maestro
                   Furutech
I have the Synergistic Research, Furutech, and Oyaide outlets.
Each has different properties that it brings to a system. If buying a first audio grade outlet buy one with a money back return policy. Of course there is an initial change when installed ,but these outlets need 10 to 150 hrs of current running through them to completely open up.

Good listening this weekend!

David Pritchard

I’ve had two Reds in a VAC Avatar integrated for three days. The effect is trans-formative, and seems to cry out for measurement and explanation from EE-types. This is not to say that I’m fully sold on the Red’s. I’ve always been a skeptic of tweaks backed by mumbo-jumbo claims, and always felt it was far easier for the tweak vendors to introduce distortion than to clarify the sound, and then claim “better.” That said, the Red’s effect on voices and midrange-up is stunning. Blended voices are suddenly separate individuals harmonizing. On a Magnet Fields cut, the male singer is kind of talking to himself in alternative verses, but with the Red’s, it’s obvious he recorded the alternating verses as separate tracks. The female singer changes from an interesting voice to a knowable person. On “Cry You a Song” (Jethro Tull, Benefit), Ian’s voice has reverb, but with Red’s, the reverb is an endless echo, like a mirror image inside a mirror image, inside a mirror image….The reverb has reverb, clearly heard.

I’ve done a series of tweaks – cleaned all connections, Furutech outlet, Audio Arts Power Cord, silver IC’s—and each has delivered improvements in percussive attach and clarity of voice. I wondered if this was a placebo effect from touching/caring/new, but how do you explain newly heard lyrics as placebo? The same was true with the Red’s—things never heard are now heard.

But. I put the Red’s in, dialed in Radio Paradise for some burn, and left the room for an hour. On return, Solsbury Hill was playing, and my initial reaction was, “Where’s the bass.” This was similar to my initial impression of the Stager Silver IC’s (which I now love.) But other CD’s, like Punch Brothers, seemed to have complete bass. Hmm. I was still being amazed at the dramatic increase in clarity and separation of sounds, but on Abbey Road I again had the sense that the low, foundational bass was gone, and that I had started increasing the volume, looking for it. Perhaps the Red’s are just cleaning up the bass? But emotionally, not as satisfying. I wasn’t “Coming Together.”

Finally, I tried good ol’ Enya. A carefully crafted soundscape of powerful but unobtrusive percussion over a fog-like blend and dreamy vocals. The Red’s dissects and reassemble these layered sounds so that the percussion is much more real and pronounced, and all those layered sounds are suddenly separated and in your face as a cacophony of competing sounds. Enya sounds trapped behind a band gone mad.

So that’s where I am. Both amazed and puzzled. We’ll see what time reveals.

Manufacturer's Description:

The Synergistic Research BLACK is the most advanced fuse to date. With Synergistic Research's cutting edge UEF Coating and Graphine first developed for Synergistic Research's new Atmosphere Series AC power cords, Synergistic Research Black Fuses deliver performance far beyond their world class RED Fuses. Improvements over RED include a lower noise floor, improved dynamics and clarity, and soundstaging that must be heard to be believed. In fact the performance gain over RED is far greater than the difference between SR's RED fuses and their original Synergistic Research 20 Quantum fuses. Sold with a 30-day no-risk money back guarantee, you won’t believe how good your system can sound until you try BLACK but don't say we didn't warn you because once you go BLACK you’ll never go back to your old fuse!

Any volunteers to compare BLACK vs RED?   LOL!!!

NO! .... NO! ... NO!  Tell me this isn't true!!!

NO! .... NO! ... NO!  Tell me this isn't true!!!

Unfortunately it's life in the big city for companies to generate income.   I only need 5 so will get some later.