Tonight my SR black was waiting for me on the table in the foyer. I opened it up like a giddy school boy and installed it into my power amp, observing the same "polarity" I had with the red fuse. I went back to my listening position and thought that I was going to be happy with the sound, but not astounded, especially since the fuse was fresh from the box with zero break-in time. However, this was not the case. I was actually bowled over.
Unfortunately, due to getting home late, with my family sleeping I had to listen to the system at a relatively low level. Nevertheless, the attributes of this fuse came gushing through. Gbmcleod makes some very good assessments above. For me, Space, micro detail and overall smoothness have gone off the charts. Refinement like I've never heard before from my system. It truly sounds less like electricity and more like music. Details are less bright, but better defined. If this is what it sounds like from the box, I can't imagine what it will sound like after break in. The 3d realism simply cannot be explained. It's like with the stock fuse, the landscape is the same size, but much less defined. Images are larger as well. My maggies image like a huge set of high end headphones literally enveloping you, swimming in high fidelity. I thought that it was great before. This is a new experience.
In comparison to the red, the black has a much more decernerable difference in sound when switching direction, which makes figuring out the best direction in your component a breeze. (I simply reused the Reds previously determined direction, (happened to be the same correct direction) but still I experimented, but it was punch you in the face obvious with the black when I was in the right "polarity".
So now I have a red in the preamp, black in the amp and 2 blue furutechs in my source. It sounds so insane right now that im afraid to "mess" with it, but we all know curiosity will get the better of me. I guess the next place would be the source, and pull the furutechs, because I'm sure the blacks would mop the floor with them and would be a better sonic upgrade from going from red to black in the preamp... In 150 hours I can't imagine what this thing will sound like. I feel sorry for those that laugh at us. They have no idea what they are missing. They spend precious time trying to prove their point instead of nearing their gear run at higher echelon. Pitty. Truth is, if you can't hear the improvement, it might be time for a hearing test.
Unfortunately, due to getting home late, with my family sleeping I had to listen to the system at a relatively low level. Nevertheless, the attributes of this fuse came gushing through. Gbmcleod makes some very good assessments above. For me, Space, micro detail and overall smoothness have gone off the charts. Refinement like I've never heard before from my system. It truly sounds less like electricity and more like music. Details are less bright, but better defined. If this is what it sounds like from the box, I can't imagine what it will sound like after break in. The 3d realism simply cannot be explained. It's like with the stock fuse, the landscape is the same size, but much less defined. Images are larger as well. My maggies image like a huge set of high end headphones literally enveloping you, swimming in high fidelity. I thought that it was great before. This is a new experience.
In comparison to the red, the black has a much more decernerable difference in sound when switching direction, which makes figuring out the best direction in your component a breeze. (I simply reused the Reds previously determined direction, (happened to be the same correct direction) but still I experimented, but it was punch you in the face obvious with the black when I was in the right "polarity".
So now I have a red in the preamp, black in the amp and 2 blue furutechs in my source. It sounds so insane right now that im afraid to "mess" with it, but we all know curiosity will get the better of me. I guess the next place would be the source, and pull the furutechs, because I'm sure the blacks would mop the floor with them and would be a better sonic upgrade from going from red to black in the preamp... In 150 hours I can't imagine what this thing will sound like. I feel sorry for those that laugh at us. They have no idea what they are missing. They spend precious time trying to prove their point instead of nearing their gear run at higher echelon. Pitty. Truth is, if you can't hear the improvement, it might be time for a hearing test.