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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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wolf_garcia
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If indeed I "have this one wrong," then please explain how a safety device (fuses) using a tiny half inch of wire designed to melt provides any sonic benefit. What does it do? Nobody knows the answer to this around here anyway, because there simply isn't one, except "I paid $120 for it so it must do something, and by god I should hear it or I made an expensive mistake." It can't be compared to active components since it's not one…and to note that fuses have meaningful "direction" because they're marked as such is sort of why this thread is so entertaining.
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lak
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@mac48025 ;-) of course, I knew you were kidding...
Luckily, I usually have time each morning to listen to my system, many times later in the day also.

I had added the SR Black fuse to my preamp, Phono Preamp, Dac’s, Transport’s and Integrated amp a year ago with great success also.

@wolf_garcia sorry if you don’t buy into the SR Black fuses, as others have said in this thread (and I know several of these audiophiles on this thread), I trust their ears and my own ears. We know what we hear and like it.

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georgehifi
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"I paid $120 for it so it must do something, and by god I should hear it or I made an expensive mistake."
+1 It’s called "expectation bias" Credit to Ralph (Atmasphere), for a great saying.

and to note that fuses have meaningful "direction" because they’re marked as such is sort of why this thread is so entertaining.
+1 on this too, I would have used a stronger word than "entertaining" though, "ludicrous" comes to mind.

Cheers George
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You did it now Larry (lak), you have awakened the barking chihuahuas.
They are barking up a storm and nipping at your heels. Hahaha!

People always underestimate chihuahuas. In their native country they are bred as hunting dogs and have been known to bring down a 200 lb man who had a 20 yard head start.
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