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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
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Thanks for the recco.

Did you replace the Tedlaplex se with the black? 

Just very curious what the sonic differences were in your case to steer.me in deciding whether I need the change.

I find the original Teslaplex actually the most dynamic but with some hardness and brightness.

The SE fixes that issues and is more musical, but at the same time not as dynamic and forward sounding.

The Gtx R is supremely detailed yet natural, but not as big sounding or dynamic, I still find a touch of the Rhodium presentation and forwardness.

I use a mixture of 2 Teslaplex, 2 SE and 1 Gtx which I found the best mix similarily.

So am looking forward to an upgrade of either the 2 and need yuur further insight.

Thank you 

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oregonpapa OP
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^^^  Me too. Thanks in advance, David. :-)
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davidpritchard
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justubes2:

The Synergistic Research Black A/C outlet has more complex and better qualities than the Teslaplex, Teslaplex SE, and the Furutech GTXD-R (Rhodium). I found your one sentence descriptions of these outlets to be accurate and concise.

The Black outlet has the best of each outlet's qualities put into one single outlet. There is better definition and micro detail than the Teslaplex, more forward and bigger presentation (more emotion) than the Furutech. The space between the instruments is excellent but not so dark that one gets a cold and sterile  soundstage. It has the air of the Furutech without the rhodium metal sound.


On the headphone system I am using 4 Teslaplex SE + 1 Black outlet. This is with the Sennheiser 800 headphones (these headphones have a big soundstage to begin with). When I put the Enigmacoustic Dharma headphones in the system I will try 3 Teslaplex SE, 1 Furutech GTX-R, and 1 Black outlet.

On the Terasonic speaker system I replaced the Furutech GTX-R with the Black outlet. This kept the big soundstage with less of a  metal sound and a more relaxed sound. The other 4 outlets are Teslaplex SE.

I do like the sound of my systems to fill the room and not be "over there".

The headphone system certainly is not limited to being "inside my head".

I do think the Synergistic Research Black outlet is a significant development showing improved qualities in several areas. I think this outlet is worth the premium price.

David Pritchard


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oregonpapa OP
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Thank you, David.  I think there's an SR Black outlet in my future.  
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goldencutt
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Hello oregonpapa,

thank you for your great thread here at audiogon.
Since 2 weeks i am using the SR RED Fuse, which brought a big change in my system. Since yesterday my order for the Black Fuses arrived. You menschend it needs some time to settle. Therefor i have a few question concerning your experience with the black fuse.
At first it seams that its not as good as the red fuse. I started with my power conditioner, which has 3 fuses and the sound wall was huge. Changed direction of the fuse and the size of instruments and voices  was right again. It is more dynamic than the red ones.
Today we are gonna change the red in the cd player and the amp against the blacks. 
I remember that, when you placed the new blacks against the reds you where not happy at all. How long did it take till there was a change and how did the change happened. From the beginning to the state you are in now? Does the chip on top of the fuse, interfere with shaktis, or other chips used in a system? Did you change all components? 
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