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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?
128x128oregonpapa
limniscate
241 posts
 
So if I were to take the dive and replace all of my fuses with SR Black, should I get one rating higher than the rating of my fuses. I would be pretty upset if all of my fuses started blowing.

The VHAudio buy-2-get-1-free deal is really tempting me to take the plunge!


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grannyring
6,442 posts
 
Yes you better move up in amperage as they seem to have a tendency to blow if matching the current fuse in place
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dlcockrum
2,190 posts
 
^^That is my experience.

Dave
tbg
5,263 posts
 
I would not recommend your doing this. I didn't do this and had no problem. You might damage your component which might cost you much more.


knghifi
1,668 posts
 
I would not recommend your doing this. I didn't do this and had no problem. You might damage your component which might cost you much more.
+1.   Actually I replaced stock large slo-blo 7A with a SR RED/Black 6.3A in my ARC REF250 without issues.

I find specifications from boutique companies lack precision so sometimes replacing with higher value is fine ... treat each component individually.
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