Synergistic Red Fuse ...

I would not pay hundreds of dollars for what I've heard so far.  So not a hit here quite yet.   

bondmanp:

Congratulations on ordering a Synergistic Black fuse. If possible leave it on 24/7 for 3 to 4 days and then do some on and off cycles. Then over the next week let go of listening to this or that change and just enjoy the music. 
with a 30 day trial there is not a need to be in a big rush .

gbmcleod:

In the past I had a PS Audio Power Plant Premier. I find it fascinating that these PS Audio products that regenerate a " better quality power current" respond at all to changes in incoming power cords, what type of footers they are on, and even fuses. But they do!. There is a significant sonic difference in the changes in the RED versus Black fuse.  I am glad you have added to our fuse knowledge data bank about the best sounding fuse in a PS Audio Power Regenerator.

aolmrd1241:

Actually the reported improvement rate using either the Synergistic Research RED or Black fuse is extremely high. In most situations people have found the RED fuse to be a significant improvement over a stock fuse and also an improvement over other aftermarket fuses such as Isoclean, Furutech, etc. I think it is interesting that the Black fuses  in the nine (!) audio devices, I have installed them in have all had a major improvement in the sound. Each component was tried with stock fuse, then RED fuse, and then Black fuse. All fuses were broken in over 100hrs . All fuses were checked  for best insertion direction. I was meticulous in this process. This approach required putting an extra 300 + hours on the  KR PX-25 Tubes which cost about $800.00

The RED fuses is much better than a stock fuse and the Black fuse gives an even greater change. 

With the Synergistic Research 30 day return policy I think this is the most fun and rewarding upgrade an audiophile can do. No matter what the outcome you learn a lot about your system's sound. If you do not like the change you send the fuse back.

David Pritchard

I don’t buy the idea of perception. As experienced audiophiles,we live and breath this hobby. If such a huge group can hear a significant difference[including me] then I would say that the fuse is doing what it was intended to do by design. That leads me to think something 'could' be amiss in QC.

Also worth noting that since nobody knows how this fuse works its magic or why it is quite possible that results vary widely case by case. Nobody knows otherwise.  Perception is clearly always in the equation but all gear is different as are fuses being replaced. Its a pot shot, hit or miss, call it whatever as best I can tell.

How can anybody state that the fuse will always work when nobody  can explain why?   There is no basis for that.    Its a potshot at best.  If it sounds like a winning proposition then go for it.   Just put the dern thing in and enjoy it.   If you enjoyed your gear pre-fuse you will after as well most likely.   Maybe more just knowing that very nice fuse is in there.

Skeptics generally take the opportunity once they have no luck with a particular tweak to take pot shots at everyone else who did have good results. It’s all part of the wonderful game we call audio. I suggest we throw away the outliers and keep the line moving along. The results of one test is simply a data point on the curve. If there is a data point way off the curve it’s an outlier and can be thrown away. The problem with the theory that results vary widely for fuses is that’s not actually true. Results are almost always good. It’s your result that’s the outlier. Thus, there’s really no call for all the angst regarding the high cost of tweaks, the wide variation in results, fuse bashing, yadda yadda yadda.