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?
128x128oregonpapa
I have replaced all of my AH Fuses with the SR-B (4), 2 in CD Player, 1 in Tube Power Supply and 1 in my Amp and all I can say is WOW! Just like everyone else has reported, more transparency without any brightness, Much deeper/wider soundstage with unbelievable imaging....

Every component I put these fuses in were drastic but the CD Player results were shocking!,. Listening to one of my favorite Classic Guitarist, Julian Bream, Giuliana Grand Overture, Op. 61 Sonata in C, Op. 15: Allegro from a 1969 recording. This is not an Audiophile recording and you can hear the flaws in the conversion to digital such as hisses and noise but with the SR-B, it's as if I upgraded the processor itself. The sound became much cleaner, smoother with a vast deep stage.

Try one to see if some of these attributes can be duplicated in your system.
Wig,

Glad to see your results replacing AH fuses with the SR-B. You convinced me to give the SR B a try since I too am using AH fuses which I thought were already a terrific upgrade over the stock fuses. I can't image my system sounding any better but it's worth the try. 


@lak and @oregonpapa 

I had them in my Maggie 1.7i's and tried them both directions.  I was using the stock fuses before.

My components are: 
Bifrost Multibit DAC
Odyssey Candela pre-amp
Odyssey Kismet in Stratos monoblocks
Wig ...

I'm a classical guitar nutcase. Julian Bream is one of my favorite players along with John Williams. They are brilliant.

Don't know if you have it, or if it ever came out on CD, but the vinyl is so well recorded that you become a member of the audience.

 http://www.ebay.com/itm/JULIAN-BREAM-JOHN-WILLIAMS-Live-LP-2-LPs-gatefold-cover-slight-cover-wear-/3...

I've had the most recent purchased SR Black fuse burning in in the CD Player for the last three days. The first CD I played tonight was one featuring Julian Bream ... in your honor, Wig. Wow, that guitar was in the room like I've never heard before.

With every component upgraded from the SR Red to the SR Black, I get the same result, after break in, of course. More clarity, more speed, more tonal accuracy ... just  a lot more of everything we crazy audiophiles love.
 
Take care ...
limmiscate:

Please do not put the Maggie fast blow fuses in any equipment that uses slow blow fuses. I sure do think your DAC would like what the Synergistic Research Black fuses do. I was impressed how they sound in an Antelope DAC with a Volticus power supply.

Wig:

These new fuses do something really special for guitar and lute music. The two Julian Bream - John Williams duet CD's  are just stunning when the Black fuses are in a system.

The Marantz SA11-S2 SACD player takes 7 fuses!
Listening to some John Dowland lute music tonight - devine.

David Pritchard