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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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geoffkait
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charles1dad
4,635 posts
05-19-2016 11:17am
"My point is simply what more can be said about the upgrade fuse issue that hasn’t been expressed. There are always new products or tweaks that come along. Their merits will be determined by user experience. Some may be as effective as the premium fuses and some won’t be."

Nice footwork. I was asking you, actually. Or are fuses the last stop to Xanadu? Perhaps taking a breather. 

cheers
sgordon1
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Great results with Synergistic Research ECTs on top of SR Black fuse.
The mains fuse of my amplifier extends on both sides of the
rear wall.  I have placed one ECT on the screw-in cap (outside) and one on the fuse holder cylinder (inside).  The ECT does not have direct contact with the fuse.

Shout out to davidpritchard, who has mentioned this on another post.

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charles1dad
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Hello geoff,
No fancy footwork intended (or needed). I thought yours was a general comment rather than directed towards me personally. I'm very pleased with the sound of my system and have been for a long tine. It's nice to discover effective fine tuning tweaks however. I am casually looking into some power cords at this time but am in no hurry. Cerious Audio graphene and the SR UEF Black cords seem very promising. I have Coincident components so their latest Statement cords are also a possibility.
Charles,
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nonoise
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Kingfi, before you consider buying you should check out this article on
Two Buck Chuck. I've always been told one of the urban myths about it but it turns out to be something else entirely.

All the best,
Nonoise
wolf_garcia
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In Oregonpapa's response to my last post all the analogies he noted were irrelevant, and he likely knows this as clearly it's not in his interest  to let reality interrupt his mysterious shill for SR (kickbacks galore I reckon).  Almarg makes his usual elegant case which does allow some fresh air into the room…albeit prompting a rush to close that window. 
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