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Synergistic Red Fuse ...

I installed a SR RED Quantum fuse in my ARC REF-3 preamp a few days ago, replacing an older high end fuse. Uhh ... for a hundred bucks, this little baby is well worth the cost. There was an immediate improvement upon installation, but now that its broken in (yes, no kidding), its quite remarkable. A tightening of the focus, a more solid image, and most important of all for my tastes, a deeper appreciation for the organic sound of the instruments. Damn! ... cellos sound great! Much improved attack on pianos. More humanistic on vocals. Bowed bass goes down forever. Next move? .... I'm doing the entire system with these fuses. One at a time though just to gauge the improvement in each piece of equipment. The REF-75se comes next. I'll report the results as the progression takes place. Stay tuned ...

Any comments from anyone else who has tried these fuses?
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^^^ David ...

Indeed. And tonight it will be Tchaikovsky's Third Violin  Concerto with soloist Erica Morni on the Westminster label. 
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A joyous Valentine"s Day to all. Time for some beautiful music via the headphone system.

David Pritchard
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@limniscate,
Perhaps the SR fuses aren't going to improve the quality of music in your Magneplanar 1.7i's. I would think the fuses are burned in by now.
As David mentioned, try them in your amp, pre amp, or source.
Out of curiosity, what other components are you using?
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I have one word.  Wire (fuse)  directionality.
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Reading the Magneplanar  1.7 information, the fuse is a 4 amp Fast Blow so do not  try these Fast Blow  fuses in an amp, preamp, or source.

These fuses are to protect the tweeter and so the RED fuse in this location did not make a difference for limniscale. Hopefully he can return them.

The Sennheiser 800 headphones last night sounded glorious. With the Synergistic Research Black and RED fuses in the headphone system, the soundstage certainly is not just an inside my head sensation. This system also takes advantage of the Synergistic Research A/C wall plugs and the Electronic Circuit Transducers (ECT).  The ECT's allowed me to reduce "glare" and really fine tune the qualities I wanted in my system. There is an excellent article (2014) in "Enjoy the Music" that compares several Audio grade A/C wall plugs.

I also like the fact that you can take the fuses and ECT's out of your system without difficulty.

David Pritchard
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