Synergistic Red Fuse ...

I'm in too. I love good humor and especially dry wit. Wolf abounds with both. I say ... carry on. 

Mapman ... It couldn't be the red fuse. Was there a change in the humidity? 

Dbarger ...  How do you like the REF-6?  I hear its a real ear opener right from the first note fresh out of the box. 

OP

Papa I suspect it's mostly me with my ears having gone through a major training exercise last weekend at capital Audiofest and me  listening more intently.  

After all I'm just a human being not a microphone.  My listening skills do not hold constant all the time. 

Jaffreeman…your concern with my informal writing style seems to be clouding your ability to absorb information…I, being the mensch I am, accept those who lack humor and am as compassionate toward them as any devout practicing athiest can be…you're welcome.

I assumed describing my experience with the fuses would engender criticism in this forum as it always has, but previously I hadn't used the SR Blacks so although I found SR's claims silly and the users descriptions of the benefits somewhat "over the top," I decided to give myself a shot at these things instead of simply stating my distaste of "magical" audio products in general. Note I didn't pay for the fuses (which were returned, including the blown ones) so I did lack the "let's see what MY 125 bucks sounds like" point of view…this might be important because if you think SR is a relevant force in audio you're more likely than I am to percieve that these things make a difference after the requisite break-in time, which as noted previously here can often be the same as ACTUAL sonic improvement over whatever you remember your system sounded like 140 hours previous to the installation of the SR fuses (allowing for fuse direction changes). So there's that. I might have needed a comma in there…In any case my test was what it was…I forgot to mention I put SR blacks in my subs also which in one case at least did result in a difference noted…that was another fuse blow incident (the difference being "no sound") witch when added to my 50 year or so "lifetime gear fuse incident" total for audio, guitar amp, and pro sound fuse trauma really skews those stats…not many lifetime fuse issues at all…hence the SR FUSES CAN BLOW warning…hope that point is clearer. I'll end this post with a thought…Simply try to remember what things actually are designed for when trying to make things better with fuses…they're fuses…if you feel they can influence the complex active signal chain in audio gear (which they' re inherently not part of) in anything they inhabit because others simply say they can and really really want you to agree (30 day money back return…DO IT NOW), have fun with that…hell, it could be a life style!

Hmm well so far there would seem to be a definite correlation between what people actually pay for the fuse and what they hear.

Isnt it it true that typically expectations going in can influence people’s conclusions?

It’s certainly possible.

The other thing for sure is not everyone is floored by these things Is it possible the fuses they start with are as good or better? It can happen.


These are are realistic possibilities.  Who's to say what will happen case by case though.  

So far it Seems like if you are inclined to put out the dough chances are you'll not be disappointed.  

mapman
13,516 posts
07-15-2016 5:06pm
Hmm well so far there would seem to be a definite correlation between what people actually pay for the fuse and what they hear.

Oh, I don’t know about that, flyboy. I can easily hear the difference when flipping direction of cheapo off the shelf fuses. You know, the ones that are about a dollar. When’s the last time you had your hearing checked? ;-)

There has never been a case in audio history that a died in the wool aggressive troll was ever able to hear the tweak he got so upset over. I suspect all this rancor and angst is simply a case of having totally psyched oneself out.