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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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oregonpapa OP
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Years ago, I had an audio salesman try to talk me into a solid state amp and trading in the tube amp I was using at the time. He made the claim that what I was listening to in the tube amp was "distortion." My reply to him was ... "well, if that's distortion, give me more distortion." 

If the SR fuses and power cords are "Voodoo," then PLEASE, give me more Voodoo.  :-)
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Hi Frank,
I'm awaiting shipment of the O'Dette Lute CD.

Hi Whitestix,
I done quite a bit of tube rolling of various components over the years. As you note some changes are immediately obvious and some were subtle at best.   I have no way to explain your results with the SR Red fuses so I just simply accept your individual outcome.  

The effect of the Black fuses in my system were more noticeable and dramatic than a number of the tube comparisons.  Those were simply my results based on listening.  Although we had very different outcomes with the fuses I won't cast negative assertions and judgement towards you. You make many broad based assumptions about the many posters here whose results differed from yours.  All manner of audio products will inevitably yield a range of results from one end of the spectrum to the other.  Why the need to denigrate listeners whose impressions are contrary to yours?  The fuses were unimpressive for  you,I understand that.  For the vast majority on this thread the fuses have been a smashing sucessful tweak.
Charles, 
wolf_garcia
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Note that 42% of the posts on this thread have come from 4 individuals, with oregonpapa currently ahead of charles1dad 190 to 173. Come on charles, you're SO close!
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charles1dad
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Consider the number of individual listeners of these fuses who have successful results compared to the number who have not, pretty high ratio. I would not expect 100% consensus of opinion with these fuses(or any product for that matter). 
Regards,
Charles,
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wolf-garcia ...

Only you would have taken the time to do the math.  More important is how many in the hobby have improved their systems by what we have posted here. SR has linked this thread to their Facebook page and its gone international. If you'll take the time to notice, we are almost at 60,000 views. I don't know the number of course, but I'll bet that SR has sold thousands of their Red and Black fuses as a result of this thread. And I say, based upon the result obtained, MORE POWER TO THEM.  

Now then wolf-garcia ... what say you?????
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