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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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geoffkait
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Mapman wrote,

"No place for skeptics in Machina Dynamica world."

---- Uh, that’s a strawman argument. I am the King of Skeptics. and I recognize a wanna be skeptic when I see one.

"GEoff note: I am actually using the fuse. So am I still a "skeptic"?"

---- That’s another strawman argument. I’ve been using aftermarket fuses for twenty years. You aspire to be recognized as a skeptic is a better way to put it.

Mopman also wrote,

"Are you using the fuse? Have you heard the results. OR are you just strawmanning? "

---- Strawman alert! I’ve been using audiophile fuses since you were wearing bell bottoms..

Mopman also wrote,

"One thing for sure is you are a vendor selling products that have many skeptics. I understand your pain. :^)"

---- Well, I have a lot of Pseudo Skeptics on my tail, that’s for sure. :-)

GK

MD

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mapman
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GEoff have you specifically used SR Red or Black fuse, the topic of this discussion?

Are you saying all "audiophile" fuses perform the same?


If so what differences did you hear?

Talking about other products or fuses and using that as basis for the particular products in question is a strawman argument. If that’s the best you can do then so be it. Nothing wrong with that other than it means essentially nothing in the context of this discussion about SR fuses.
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oregonpapa OP
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Man, this popcorn is really good. :-)
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maplegrovemusic
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Better get Al here to mediate the situation 
wolf_garcia
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21 pages…man...The reason "results are always good" is very likely due to the fact that with subjective listening to something that cost you 10 times what it replaced, you're going to really try to hear a difference. Tossing out the skeptics as "outliers" is dangerous to the credibility of the otherwise enthusiastic supporters of any mysterious tweak, and promotes an atmosphere that makes any logical questioning of these fuses (like my utterly ignored "fuse holder" question from about 600 posts ago) an exercise in futility. Maybe this entire thread is an experiment in cult development as all the signs are there: Embrace mystery and magic, don't tolerate questioning of the positive opinions by the uninitiated, ridicule dissent, and comments by those who refuse to join the flock must be discredited as heretical…maybe I'm too rebellious as I tend to stick with my instincts, and my instinct still tells me to avoid herd mentality in all things especially those with suspicious or personally illogical underpinnings.
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