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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Dear Grasshopper ... err, I mean Mapman:

Nowhere in any of my posts will you find the statement "WILL improve your sound (or else there is probably something wrong with you)"

As I stated in several of my posts in this thread, I started out with stock fuses in all of my ARC electronics just like everyone else. I replaced the stock fuses with HiFi tuning fuses and heard a definite improvement. Not earth shattering, but an improvement none the less.

Then I replaced the HiFi tuning fuse in the REF-3 with an SR RED fuse. That was a major improvement that not only did  I hear, but my unsuspecting friend Robert (Mr. Record) heard it too right off the bat without knowing what the change was. That was the fuse that started this entire thread. 

Once the entire system was switched over to the SR RED fuses, they came out with the BLACK fuses. So, I started replacing all of the RED fuses with the BLACK fuses one by one. This was a real game changer. Mind boggling as a matter of fact. And at this date, I still have one more RED fuse to change out in the CD player. 

The improvement is not an imaginary figment of my feeble 78 year old brain. Dude, I've had some of the best listeners and an actual reviewer hear my system and they all comment on the improved artifacts such as sound stage, depth, clarity, musicality and the overall realism being obtained. And trust me, it was no slouch in these areas before I started with the fuse program. 

The system has progressed significantly over the past year with the fuses being just one change. Also included are the SR Level 3 PC's, Von Gaylord IC's, Von Gaylord speaker cables ... and SR's HFT room treatments. Combined, all of these products have created what I referred to as an amazing music producing machine in my listening room. 

Again, and I mean no disrespect here,  why you and a couple of others cannot hear what these products are doing is beyond me.

How about this: Order a ten-pack of SR's HFT's and place them around your room as directed, then report back with the results. The effects of the HFT placement in my room were NOT subtle. There's a 30 day return policy. Nothing to lose remember. 

OP


I was at Capital Audiofest last week.

No mention of fuses came up but the magnetic wire company that has a lot of fans here  had a room.

It sounded fine but no better than the others and certainly not best in show for me.   I have not seen others indicate it was either.

Their stuff was playing in perhaps the smallest room there with perhaps the largest speakers and the magnetic products in play all over, even inside the amp supposedly.

They demoed with and without plug in magnets for comparison. 

Unfortunately they forget to play the same tracks when comparing.

I asked the guy there how it worked.  He essentially  said it makes the electrons flow the way they want them to.

So you'll understand my skepticism especially after getting no real results with the Red fuse.

Not saying I'm right and others wrong.   Just reporting my findings like anyone else. 

If I'm missing something that I do not hear or understand, I can live with that.  :^)

I'll stick to things I can understand and that are not shrouded in mystery and hype.   I'm sure others will do the same.




With all the kerfuffle hereabouts, I almost forgot to tell you how much I enjoyed listening to Marc Ribot and the Prosthetic Cubans (Los Cubanos Postizos) last night, a wonderful and wonderfully recorded album built around Cuban beats with compositions by Arsenio Rodriguez. The clarity and tone of Ribot's guitar is quite stunning. Check it out...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwK2x0AhsMk

Switching gears big time, I closed out the evening with Aimee Mann's DVD "Live at St. Anne's Warehouse" which features Julian Coryell (Larry's son) on guitar. Fun!!!
Mapman wrote,

"I'll stick to things I can understand and that are not shrouded in mystery and hype. I'm sure others will do the same."

Actually fuses are not shrouded in mystery and hype although I can certainly understand why you would say that. In fact, there is not much mystery at all, as I've pointed out on more than one occasion. 
andynotadam    7.13.16

I ordered Marc Ribot and the Prosthetic Cubans Cd from amazon.com.It is expected on Friday.

I still remember the first time I heard a Jazz guitarist play the beautiful "yellow Bird" song. It was so beautiful that I still vividly remember it today after several decades.

Marc Ribot and the prosthetic cubans is eerily similar.  Thanks for sharing