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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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jmcgrogan2
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The Indians just tied the Cubs in the 8th inning. This has the making of a classic 7th game.
Sounds like a wold game. It's a shame it comes on too late for us East Coasters. It was 5-1 when I went to bed. I have to get up for work at 4:45 AM EST.

Just as well, my "team" lost.
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charles1dad
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Hi Frank,
That's been my philosophy as well,  getting the most  potential from your current components.  It has been very enjoyable  and educational and my system has certainly responded.  You have definitely extracted significant improvements in your tweaking endeavors. 
Charles 
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charles1dad
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Hi John,
7th game that goes into extra innings who could ask for more.  It can be said without hyperbole that both teams battled and gave their all. Supremely competitive World Series,  no shame for the  Indians. 
Charles 
alexa6404
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I am looking to replace stock fuses with SR Blacks in my system.  I was thinking of ordering fuses with higher current rating than installed stock fuses for two reasons:  first, I understand that they could blow at a different threshold than stock fuses and are expensive to replace, and second that I have heard that higher current rated fuses sound better, which would make sense due to their higher current carrying capacity.  I wanted to ask people on this thread your thoughts and experience with this.  Typically, how much higher rating do you replace the stock fuses with?  eg, my Amp (ML27.5) uses 10A fuse, would you replace that with a 12A or 15A?  Any thoughts on this subject will be greatly appreciated.
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dlcockrum
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Hi alexa6404,

My experience is that the SR Black fuses are delicate. I went with a 2 amp vs a 1 amp on my Ayre preamp’s power supply after the 1 amp blew. I have used boutique fuses for many years and this is the first one that I ever had one blow. Due to the length of time it takes for a new SR black fuse to settle in, I can’t say for sure that the higher rated fuse sounds better, but I am confident that it does not sound worse.

Can’t speak to the advisability of using a fuse with a higher rating than spec’d by the mfr. Perhaps almarg will weigh in on this?

Best to you alexa6404,
Dave
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