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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?
oregonpapa
nyame
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Andynotadam

Great review. Thanks for sharing your experience. I have been holding back because I could not get a handle on the EXTENT of the improvement one
can reasonably expect expect from the black fuse. Things are much clearer now. Thanks.

My current outlet is a Furutech installed in 2004.  It feeds a home built passive power supply using a pair of Synergistic research Tesla Plex SE
outlets.

I will replace the Furutech with the black outlet, after I have I have upgraded all my electronics with black fuses.


nyame
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Andynotadam

Correction: In the 3rd sentence of my post above I wrote " I have been holding back (on purchasing the black outlet) because I could not get a handle on the EXTENT of the improvement one can reasonably expect from the black fuse. Instead of "black fuse" I should have written "black outlet"
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davidpritchard
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Nyame:
I think you are going to be very happy with a Synergistic Research Black outlet is your system. The Black outlet interacts with the Tesla Plex Se outlet in a special positive way.

David Pritchard
nyame
198 posts
 
David

I have learned a lot, and my system has improved a lot as a result of this thread. The black fuses, the grounding block, and now the black outlet.

My sincerest thanks to you for your role in this process. Oregonpapa has also made a compelling case for the HFT 2.0

Every time I spin a CD I marvel at the improved musicality wrought by the fuses and grounding block. My CD collection is now in reality a priceless
treasure.
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oregonpapa OP
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^^^  " My CD collection is now in reality a priceless
treasure. "

Yes, I've had the same experience with my digital playback. I only use redbook CD's with the all tube ARC CD7se as my source.  

Before I got into the SR fuses CD's were played mostly as a convenience. Oh, they sounded good, but the vinyl rig was used for all critical listening. It was far and away better than digital in my system. While this is still true, that vinyl still sounds better than my digital, the system has been brought up to such a high level that I can't stop listening to the CD collection. Vinyl records are the bomb!  But ... I can save my cartridge for special listening sessions with friends and still be totally immersed emotionally in musical bliss with digital. 

With subsequent improvements made over the past year in fuses, cables and room treatments, the sound has become uncannily real. The latest experiment came the other night when my friend Robert (Mr. Record) came over for a listening session. He's been after me to remove the large glass coffee table (see my system) from in front of the listening chair. Well, we removed it ... and boy, oh boy ... things just locked more into place. Talk about solid bass!  

Now, without the glass table in place, the room looks like crapolla ... but there is no wife to please. I'll have to figure something out. I'm convinced, the table has to go. 

OP
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