2. amps-preamps
  3. 1448317474

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?
128x128oregonpapa
mapman's avatar
mapman
22,088 posts
 
Yes what a bargain!
geoffkait's avatar
geoffkait
23,365 posts
 
mapman
14,072 posts
12-10-2016 5:48pm
Yes what a bargain

Uh, didn't you forget the smiley face?

😀

oregonpapa's avatar
oregonpapa OP
4,867 posts
 
^^^ Over time I've been through an entire set of HiFi Tuning fuses, SR Red fuses and SR Black fuses in each one of my components with no fuse failures at all.  
charles1dad's avatar
charles1dad
10,249 posts
 
Hi Sns,
When I was using the Red fuses I had one blow when powering on one of my Frankenstein mono blocks. The past year I've used  the Black fuses in my Line Stage, DAC and mono blocks without any problems. 

You have two well regarded 845 SET  amplifiers, how do they differ sonically from one another?
Charles 
knghifi
1,668 posts
 
I’m using a SR Black large15A slo-blo in my Hegel H30 and never had a failure. Since SR doesn’t offer a large 7A slo-blo, using 6.3A SR Black in ARC Ref250SE and zero failures. According to the spec, each mono can draw up to 10A instantaneously.

I’ve replaced all SR Reds with Blacks and cycled through Hifi-Tuning, Isoclean, Audio Magic ... and never had a failure.

I had generic fuse failures with several boutique components. Every time the manufacturer suggests using a larger size so I’m always suspicious of their specifications, tolerance and design.

PM me if anyone interested in SR RED large slo-blo 15A and 6.3A (2 available). Also Isoclean large 7A slo-blo (2 available) :-):-)
More to discover