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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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Hi John,
It was just an analogy,  must we be that sensitive? . No harm no foul. Take care. 😊😊
Charles, 
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oregonpapa OP
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jm ..

Its not politics if you don't take a side. At least not by my thinking . 

I'd say, just relax and have fun. Sorry if you were offended. No offense intended.

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noromance
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Too expensive. I'm going wire the fuses out of circuit and stick a smoke detector nearby.
whitestix
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Fuse heads,
I bit the bullet last week and ordered a  SR 20 Black fuse which was marketed at 50% off the regular price.  I tried the SR Red fuse in my Don Sach 6SN7-based preamp earlier this year and found no discernible difference compared to the sound of my system using $10 Hifi Tuning fuse.  I just fired up the system with the SR 20 fuse and can say definitively that my system sounds fantastic (with a Dennis Had Inspire Bottlehead SET amp and Spatial Audio M4 Hologram speakers, and a modified Oppo 103 CD player).  I hasten to add that the system sounded fantastic last night when I turned it off and went to bed.  

So, I will run the fuse in and then have my pal swap the two fuse variants to see if I can tell any difference.  It makes no sense that the fuse would improve the sound, but it is worth a few shekels to have fun trying it out. And obviously a lot of you "fuse heads" are devotees of the SR tweaks.  
I will let you know my results in a couple of weeks.  Cheers, Whitestix
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oregonpapa OP
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Hi, whitestix ...

Welcome to Crazy Town. :-)

Glad to hear you're getting good results.  

Just for clarification, did you install a  SR20 Quantum Fuse, or the   Synergistic Research BLACK Quantum Fuse? The reason I ask is that there is a huge difference in price.

They both have rave reviews on the Highend-electronics site. 

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