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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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charles1dad
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Hello Frank,
I genuinely appreciate you taking the time to prepare and send these recordings.  I can’t wait to hear them. The last batch of recordings you sent me were excellent and a pleasure to listen to. 
Charles 
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No matter how technically astute or insightful my explanation of how aftermarket fuses work you don’t have to look too hard to find some pseudo skeptic or knucklehead who disagrees with me or who says, this cannot be or science won't allow it. This is stacking up to be just another sad episode of 12 Angry Men. Don’t worry, be happy.

Geoff Kait
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grannyring
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I love this quote....can I use it?

"We do the difficult with ease, the impossible takes longer"
theaudiotweak
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"Exactly why I use cryo treated N52 magnets"..Tom
kedoades
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  for those of you that are interested in the audio magic beeswax shd fuse compared to the synergistic red fuse,  I have had mine going for a couple days now.  At first there wasn't much of a change in sound than with the red fuse.  After 2 longs days of burning in the beeswax fuse though I now think that the audio magic fuse is going to be something special.  It expands the soundstage, relaxes the presentation and most of all it just makes music sound more natural and real.  I only have 2 days on it so I need more time to evaluate it but I prefer it over the red already.  I have not tried a black fuse yet but may in the future.
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