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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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  1. Thankyou justtubes2, Charles1dad,  I've been meaning to ask you about your after burner 8 outlet,  your impression's? , also,  how do you know exactly what the outlet did,  does, etc?. .., given you inserted the sr-black's fuses when you inserted the outlet .
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Justtubes2,  not the case,  no bandage,  I don't want a fuse to destroy a perfect sound,  it's like,  if it's not broken,  don't fix it. 
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However,  the money back guarantee is appealing on the sr-black's ! , you know,  I just bought arguably the best outlet money can buy,  these are like huge component upgrades,  the new and improved furutech ncf gtx-rhodium outlet's.
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Justubes2

 Has it R-ON.  Like  I wrote last week in this never ending TRIP DOWN the Yellow Brick Rd thread.

Today's after marketers. The  FUSE Gold mine for them. Maybe 90% profit easily.

Know how to make it sound lean/warm/ medium rare and so-on.

If you have Maggie's or Sound Labs which I owned in the past.

Both benefitted from H-Fi-tuning Gold. Took away the edge, added some warmth. These fuse Mfg.'s know this. The bottom line if the tuning fuse takes away the musical sound, to gain silver cymbals, tighten bass fiddle strings. You have reduce yourself to ( 0's &1's).

Tubes444        p.s. Has anyone ever seen a single word about geoffkait

    on what his system consist of? If not then!! he has nothing to do but inject Straw man commentary without first hand I've own this, I've owned that which helps me belong in these discussions..

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^^^

1. If the maker of the SR Black fuse makes a 90% profit ... good for him. He is selling the Black fuse for $120.00. I think, based upon the result given, its worth the money in trade. He wants my $120.00 and I want the fuse. Both parties walk away from the table feeling as though they got a fair shake. That's capitalism. 

2.  I have used stock fuses throughout my system. I changed all the fuses for the HiFi Tuning fuses. Result? A total improvement in all areas. Then, I changed the fuses for the SR Red fuses. A huge improvement in all areas. Now, I'm in the process of changing out the Reds for the Blacks. So far, three components have been changed out. The results? Mind boggling. 

3.  If anyone is experiencing leanness, brightness, diffuseness AFTER 100 hours on the Black fuse, check the direction of the fuse. If you have it in the wrong way, the system will sound as though its out of phase. It will still give you certain improvements over the Red fuses, but turn the fuse around for the maximum effect.

Just sayin' ....

 
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