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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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r_f_sayles
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Just installed the two T800mAL SR Black fuses into my Sony XA-5400ES deck. I tried them both ways and everything got better when with the arrows facing the front of the unit.

Playing John Hiatt's Crossing Muddy Waters and I have to say, the jump factor, even with these, cold out of the post box, is really something. The string work between guitar and mandolin sounds more acoustic and more alive, immediately with these babies in place. Can't wait for John's voice to come in.

Time to punch the burn clock! Burn babies, burn!

What a great way to start the weekend.

Cheers!

Happy Listening!
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r_f_sayles
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georgelofi, dear sir, you are sadly confused by only a portion of the facts IMHO.

If you would just use those marvelous joy receptors on either side of that over analytical mind, I believe you would be able to validate beyond any question that something good is taking place here with these little devices. Logic has you bound up believing what experience will show simply enough is false, or a half truth. I recommend just trusting you ears, relax, and enjoy.

Life is too short.

There are many things we can hear that can't be measured, and many things measured that can't be heard. Happy Listening ah?!
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georgehifi
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georgelofi, dear sir, you are sadly confused by only a portion of the facts IMHO.


Facts "IHMO" ?????? please post all these "facts" up by all means, back by some sort of SOUND technical explanations to their advantage to sound quality improvement. Myself, and I’m sure many others here are all ears to hear the "facts" and their technical explanations.


Cheers George

audiolover718
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sayles- I just put two SR BLACK into my 5400 es too. When you say arrows? Can you explain? I put it them in position with the writing going down, facing the front of the unit, as if each fuse was a book on a shelf. Seemed the best sound for me. They replaced two furutechs. Awesome. 
brownsfan
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I've got about 50 hours on the two SR blacks I installed in my ModWright Sony HAPZ1 now.  Last night, I removed them and put the stock fuse back in.  The effect was exactly the same as A/B'ing stock vs SR black in my Coincident CSL.  The sound went two dimensional with loss of dynamics and a step backwards in complexity of harmonics.  I reinstalled the fuses one at a time, and found that the fuse serving the hard drive was far more important than the fuse labeled "mains."  Next up I am either going to buy one more 3.15 A slo, and fuse my Coincident Franks with the SR Blacks leaving the stock fuse in the mains slot, or else buy a fuse for my MW PS 9.0 power supply.  

Like others, I am really surprised how much difference these fuses can make.  Where these fuses make a difference, the difference is substantial.  
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