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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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charles1dad
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Sherod,
Wise counsel indeed. 
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Naunc0,
Which Plinius amp do you have and what was the size of the fuse in the power inlet?
Thanks...

naunc0
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Lak, it's an SA-102. The power inlet is 10A slow blow, the rail fuses are 10A fast blow. The improvement with the SR fuse at the power inlet was dramatic: as OP says, lowered noise floor, everything much more natural. But that was one fuse, the rails are $ x 4 (!)
sherod
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Thank you, Charles.
barbapapa
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People like us who stupidly evaluate sounding machines by ear without much care for measuring are kind of a therapy for this kind of Trolls.
 As many of us do, when I read a forum discussion that makes me nervous I stop reading and search another.
The Troll looks only for discussions where opinions dislike him and enter it. He is sure to be right against the world and will show to people all around the world who he is.  So he forces us to take his opinion and so his person in consideration. He is often outrageous and definitive in his opinions for provoking reactions of some of us.
So endly, he exists.
when hunters want to hunt some birds they use whispers imitating their voice. The birds come and bang bang...
If you want to make trolls appear there are some magic words. Some of them are : 
"Does someone know Acoustic System Resonnators ?"
Just write "TW-Acustic makes great TTs" and Syntax will suddenly appear in the discussion. 
There are many others we could list but we are serious people that judge music machines by ear first. 
Wolfie Cotton ears can write as often he wants I just don't read his posts and I am happy to part of his therapy for free.

 

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