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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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Hi Frank,
I've listened to 2 Jo Stafford CDs,  "Ballad Of The Blues" and "Jo+Jazz".
I find the latter to be the better of the two both musically and recording quality.  She's terrific with these first rate musicians.  Ben Webster,  Johnny Hodges,  Conte Condoli, Jimmy Rowles etc. This is very nice!
Charles 
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^^^ Charles ...

Glad you like Jo Stafford. She was an important American song stylist who was very popular during the big band era of the 1940’s. My Mom loved Jo Stafford’s music. I used to listen to her very early in the mornings on my Mom’s 78 record player when I was a kid around seven years old.

I agree ... from a pure jazz point of view, JO + Jazz is the better album. I have both the CD and the LP.

Look for a "care package" in your mailbox on Saturday, Charles. I included "Ballad of The Blues" from the LP. Some surface noise, but the comparison with the CD should be interesting. Some surprises also included ... like Audrey Morris. :-)

Frank
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charles1dad
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Hi Frank,
I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of the "care package".
Thanks, 
Charles 
fleschler
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Yes Jetter, those are the old stock Mullard EL34s.  I haven't tried any new stock EL34s as of yet but may for another Dynaco I'm waiting for Grover to modify.
rilbr
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What a long thread ! But not as bad as cable argument threads.

I just tried a Synergistic Black fuse in the custom power supply for a MAC Mini. The P.S. is made by Mojo Audio, the fuse is 2 amp slo-blo.

I gave the Black fuse about 3 days inside the unit, with two on off cycles. Compared it to an AMR fuse and the stock non audiophile fuse.

The AMR was worse sounding than the stock fuse, and the Black is better sounding. In what ways ?

The AMR was too murky sounding, not as clear and vivid as the other two. This fuse only sounds good in one of my components, but does the murky thing, or roll-off in other components.

The Black fuse relieves some brightness and glare that the stock fuse has, otherwise the stock fuse is pretty good.

I got curious about the Black fuse after trying a Synergistic Atmosphere 1 cord on this MAC Mini power supply. It bettered about five other cords I have here.
 
I'm not about to rush out and buy more Black fuses, but now I know what they do. Hopefully the profit made by Synergistic Research from these fuses will go to R&D and good pay to the employees. 
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