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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so if magnets were placed in their own sub category then the user base would be <10..meaning that all of f. is missing the sonic benefit of the magnetic link. Not UL approved but approved by my sonic receptors. Tom
To "take the plunge" for 30 days means hundreds of dollars sent to people I don't trust, a time period to test fuses that would be rendered useless if the fuse was in backwards, and a very expensive proposition  to replace all of the fuses in my rig…each supposedly requiring hundreds of hours of break-in time after which I'm supposed to remember what my system was doing before being festooned with the things.  Balderdash. Even if they sold these things for the $2 they may be worth (I simply don't believe that SR is actually bombing the things with magical tesla volts or runs them through some precious alleged quantum process) I wouldn't replace my normal fuses unless one blew. When a reasonable explanation of how a fuse overcomes its fuse holder's less precious metal, gets the mojo past the power supply, rectification circuits, and myriad other components, and results in actual improvements (not simply opinions from the faithful who drank the kool aid) noticed by sane people working in audio design who's opinions I actually do respect (Nelson Pass…please try these fuses!) I will firmly remain the (seemingly) lone skeptic. Another note for Oregonpapa…the higher frequencies in music have harmonic content that acts acoustically with harmonic content in lower (if isolated by testing more readily hearable) frequencies and makes music sound natural. The simple statement of "can't hear over 10KHZ" is irrelevant as regards musical events.
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wolf ... people you don't trust? Like who, for example? The folks at highend-electronics are completely trustworthy. Highly recommended.

The break-in time for me with the Black fuses came at around 70 hours ... not hundreds of hours.

You don't need to re-fuse your entire system to hear what the Black fuse does. Just replace one fuse in one component. You'll hear certain improvements right away ... but the most significant results will be attained after the 70 hours. Do you have a CD player? If so, just put the fuse in there and run it on repeat 24/7 for three days, then take a listen. 

It really doesn't matter HOW SR treats the fuses, its the end results that count. Hey, I don't care if they scoured the Amazonian jungles to find the very Shaman who concocted the jungle juice that coats the fuses, or if they climbed to the higher regions of the Alps to find the fairy that has the magic dust that's sprinkled over the fuses. It doesn't matter. Only the music matters. 

With a 30 day return policy, how can you go wrong???