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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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Mopman wrote,

"Please just be honest and report your results here either way. Don’t let anyone intimidate you."

Oh, brother, this is getting weirder and weirder. In any case it looks like you're on your own, Scooter.


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charles1dad
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I was stating a "ratio" not actual count. IOW, 30 positive/3 negative =10 to 1 for an example.
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nyame
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A few words on evaluating the Synergistic research fuses. Think of fuses as being part of a system. Changing one fuse in a system is not going to result in the mind blowing results that some have experienced. Let us say you are a farmer downstream a river with 8 dams. Removing the first dam will result in a a small increase in water flow at your downstream location,
but the water will flow freely only when all 8 dams have been cleared.
About a year ago I installed red fuses in my system. 2 in my SACD player, one in my preamp and 4 in my power amp. The benefits were immediate and awesome. After a few weeks it improved even more. It is not surprising that the most assured voice in this forum is David Pritchard who installed  13 fuses  in his system. It is only when the last fuse is upgraded that the
full benefits of the upgrade will be fully release. Take my word for this.
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mapman
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"Oh, brother, this is getting weirder and weirder. In any case it looks
like you're on your own, Scooter."

Good news for me that you are not on my side at least.  
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mapman
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I'm checking out of this love fest now.  Just not feeling it.  
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