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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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limniscate
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@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
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oregonpapa OP
4,867 posts
 
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 ...
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davidpritchard
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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
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charles1dad
10,249 posts
 

HI  Wig,

The Audio Horizon
fuse is highly regarded and has served your system very well. That the SR Black fuses outperforms it in your system by the margin you describe is quite an impressive testament.

Charles,


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lowrider57
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Open question: what differences are you noticing when changing from the SR Red to the SR Black?
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