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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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analogluvr
If it's measurable can you provide the measurements please?

analogluvr
And almarg, I believe I can solve the mystery. It's called confirmation bias.

Analgluber, thanks for asking. HiFi Tuning data sheets at,

http://www.hifi-tuning.com/pdf/wlfr.eng.pdf

How does one measure confirmation bias?

have a nice new year

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I have provided detailed comments on the HiFi Tuning measurements on a number of occasions in this and other threads.  For example see the first of my posts dated 5-14-2012 about 3/4 of the way down on this page in the "Fuses That Matter" thread from several years ago.  And regarding their directionality-related measurements see my post dated 4-8-2016 near the middle of this page of the "Quality and Security of Littelfuse Products" thread.  And I had provided further comments about directionality in the first of my posts dated 10-28-2016 near the middle of this page of the present thread.  The bottom line, as I stated in the first of those posts:
I don't exclude the possibility that a fuse change can make a difference, but once again the explanations that are offered in support of the existence of those differences do not withstand quantitative scrutiny.
Regarding the comments about audio being a combination of art and science/engineering, I certainly agree.  In fact that is one of the reasons I became interested in audio, several decades ago, and continue to be interested in it.

Regards,
-- Al
 
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geoffkait                    12-3-016                          8.21 AM

Nice little nugget geoffkait. 

A similar post like this from Synergistic Research would be timely and very helpful.

But, knowing Synergistic Research,  I am not holding my breath.
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Almarg
I don’t exclude the possibility that a fuse change can make a difference, but once again the explanations that are offered in support of the existence of those differences do not withstand quantitative scrutiny.

Sounds reminiscent of Juror #3 in 12 Angry Men: "You can’t PROVE it!" 😡

By the way one has to admire the way you leave a little wiggle room, you know, Justin Case later on down the road you are PROVEN incorrect. 😛 Or, as my boss at NASA was fond of saying, never get behind anyone 100%.


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