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
Easy to reference and mark the polarity.  Its up to the listener to determine the chosen direction for best sonic results. Tom

theaudiotweak
Easy to reference and mark the polarity. Its up to the listener to determine the chosen direction for best sonic results. Tom

Tom, good answer. So, it’s direction is not obvious by nature. Next question: Why do you think a magnet is better than a copper wire for that purpose?  Cheers

I have tried both thru out my system..doing one side at a time. The side without the magnets..well I had to move my chair almost in front of that speaker to capture the balance from both speakers. Made more difference on the ac side of things..maybe it reduces the phase differential . Maybe there is an enhancement in regards to one direction and therefore more easily heard and sensed. Copper may have a preferred direction of use but not a reference to polarity as in a magnet. Tom

There is a lot of "Group Think" going on here in this "inner sanctum". If you can get so much for one pound of money, you can get twice as much for two pounds of money, is one example.

Since group think is responsible for a high rate of death during that time of year when the prevailing thought among lemmings is to jump off a cliff, I am not an advocate of "Group Think".

I spent a lot of time, effort, and truly taxed my brain to learn what I know about electronics, but now I can just throw it all out like dirty dishwater, because they have more adds (lies) in "Stereophile", especially regarding cable and fuses than you can shake a stick at, that make a flat out lie of all those electronic formulas I learned.

Now "group think" is trying to justify 100K amps, speakers, and cables; fuses are next.  I would part with the left small part of my anatomy to be any kind of "Audiophile manufacturer" today. When you combine group think, and "snob appeal", the sky is not the limit for prices.
Funny thing about what we learn in schools and books. Most of it is conventional wisdom and methods assumed to be the gospel. The older and more curious and innovative I become the more I realize that we have much before us that expands what we may have read and learned in the past. Question everything and experiment and experience for ourselves.