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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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OP,

Negative input is in the eye of the beholder.

This s not CNN or Fox News.  I don’t see participating in a balanced discussion as  negative. Everyone has their opinions and the facts supporting some of the claims made are scarce..   The truth likely lies somewhere in the middle.

The only times I see this discussion going negative is when individuals are attacked personally for expressing their opinion or experience.

If we all stay away from that we can probably all live happily ever after with or without the fuses.

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Mapman ...

If you notice, I addressed my last post to both you and Wolfie.  A variety of opinions are welcome here as they should be. What I reject are the personal attacks and I will defend against them. Remember Labtec's last post?  Nuff said there,. 

With that said, if you guys can come up with any "scientific" reasons why these tweaks don't work, have at it.

I'd be especially interested in hearing Wolfie's explanation of how he obtained the magic powers to hear what some of these tweaks do without ever experiencing them. Man, talk about super hearing. The guy's simply amazing. :-)

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Wolf has indicated multiple times to various degrees of detail that he did experience the Black Fuse.

The science behind fuses has also been covered pretty extensively in this thread by Almarg, Atmasphere and others who most would regard as highly expert electrical engineers.

So lots of things beyond mere opinion for a reader to soak in here in order to draw their own conclusions.




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mapman   7.28.16

"There is much to be learned from the many opinions expressed in this thread despite there being still virtually no concrete information about the products in question."

Concrete information can be gained by experienced audiophiles who have over many years perfected the art of listening.

Please make reference to opinions you have expressed on this thread that are of substance or insightful. I have not paid particular attention to your posts.  

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nyname, OK here is a brief summary of where I stand on the topic of SR fuses.
 
 I tried a donated Red Fuse and heard little if any difference.

I do not think all fuses are created equal.

I also tend to agree with Wolf’s assessment of SR and its marketing strategy in general.

I have been an "audiophile" for 40 years myself and have found little value in genral in very expensive tweaks marketed specifically to audiophiles compared to other comparable high quality products. I tend to look towards pro audio companies for my tweaks, not "high end audio" as represented on this site.

For amps, speakers, and other more technically complex devices, I may and have.

I have heard vendors in person reference threads on this site to promote their products and even refer to specific threads as theirs despite denials by participants of having any association.    So I am  more skeptical than I might be otherwise that some threads here are not used as free advertising.   I'm not saying this one is but its not a stretch to think some might form that opinion.
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