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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?
oregonpapa
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geoffkait
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"Also I designed parts of my listening environment so that I don’t need some tweaks. I.e. Speaker wire lifters since my wires run under the 6" thick slab in a 11/2" pipe."

What is the advantage of running wires in a 1 1/2" pipe under the 6" slab?

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oregonpapa OP
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Hi fleschler  ...

Welcome to the fuse thread.  Its good to see you posting here. You're going to love it when the SR tweaks get broken in. Like they say ,,, "You ain't heard nuttin' yet." 

Frank
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fleschler
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The advantage of running 25 foot speaker wires underground is no one will step on them as they cross the room.  It's definitely cleaner and safer.  Also no electrical interference or carpet caused static. 
80 hours on the duplexes and they are more mid-range friendly but not at the fuse level yet.  
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