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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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nyame
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Andynotadam

Hi Andy

I will probably install the black outlet at the end of this month. Did you install
an aftermarket cover when you installed your black outlet? Do you have any reason to believe that any of the available covers improve performance?  Or is it mostly for appearance?

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geoffkait
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"Wolf, I call BS on your story of having tried the SR Blacks--it sounds like a phony confession out of a B-rated film noir. Your tone is evasive, shifty. "I have a friend" is a contrived intro. He owns a well-regarded store, then you label it as a "salon". He had a pile of these fuses hanging around from some show or something. Sure, Wolf, sure. He gave you a half dozen "or so"... "of the things"."

Good detective work.
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charles1dad
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Jafreeman,
yours is a very compelling post. You have written what some others are possibly suspicious of but are willing to give people with counter opinions and experiences the benefit of the doubt.

I am willing to take his comments at face value. All I can say is his outcome is vastly different from mine and leave it at that. Look at the number of  respected members of this forum who are very experience and credible listeners Who have reported excellent results with these particular fuses. Form your own conclusions.
charles,
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almarg
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Those familiar with the breezy, witty, and often highly humorous writing style Wolf has manifested in a great many other threads here over the years should realize that the wording of his post about his experience with the SR fuses was entirely characteristic. Therefore I for one see nothing in that wording that would suggest any applicability of the cynical parsing it received above.

Regards,
-- Al
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