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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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justubes2
203 posts
 
David,

If you look from the front of the marantz, from the top, 1st row of 3 fuses, the 3rd fuse from the top is for the display, you can save in one. 
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charles1dad
10,250 posts
 
Mapman,
The SR 20 Quantum is an earlier model fuse.I replaced my component's  stock fuses with them about 3 years ago. They were a very noticeable improvement. The SR 20 fuses  were subsequently replaced by the Red and then the Black fuses. Each progression led to better sound quality. 
Charles, 
wolf_garcia
6,740 posts
 
I'm one of the few that has asserted that a fuse can't make a difference approaching anything like described ad nauseum in this thread (as long as the fuse holder is clean and functioning as designed…letting unfettered electrons through until sensing a fault), and am still certain of this. Overpriced voodoo is still voodoo, and mass hysteria doesn't make it less so. 
knghifi
1,668 posts
 
Thanks to brownsfan, now I'm using all SR Black fuses.   This time I ordered one from vhaudio and the other from highend-electronics.  Both offer free shipping and overall excellent service.   We can't have enough reliable vendors.
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charles1dad
10,250 posts
 
The Cable Company is another good source for the SR fuses, very good service. 
Charles, 
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