Synergistic Red Fuse ...

Cleeds,
Yes I agree there are limits to expectation bias. My point is that those who attribute all positive outcomes with the Black fuses to this bias are being disingenuous and ultimately intellectually lazy. Even at the late stages (15 months at this point) of this long running thread new users of these fuses continue to emerge with their positive listening experiences. To dismiss them and the many who preceeded them as mere expectation bias victims borders on the absurd.
Charles

The black is way cool jump on these ASAP DUDES!!!!!!!

Expectation bias gets a bad rap. 😃 There are many reasons why audiophiles sometimes get bad results with certain devices or tweaks especially the more controversial ones. One of the more controversial tweaks the Tice Clock was one of those controversial tweaks that inspired all sorts of comments and user results, not unlike the those we see with aftermarket fuses and such. In response to letter to Stereophile magazine from a disgruntled customer who was apparently not totally satisfied with his Tice Clock George Tice responded with a letter of his own to Stereophile in which he described the four reasons folks sometimes don't get the results they expected.  To whit,

1. There is one or more problems in the system used to test the device/tweak.

2. The customer's hearing or listening skills is not all that's it's cracked up to be.

3. There was a failure to follow instructions or to execute them properly.

4. The system used for the test is not sufficiently resolving to reveal the effects of the device or tweak.

ebm, you have tried them and they improved the sound of your excellent system?

I respect individuals that post on this forum regardless if you hear an improvement using the SR Black fuses or not.
What bothers me are the people that don't try the product and voice their opinion or the people that tried the product, did not hear a difference there for everyone else that heard a difference must be wrong.