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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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fleschler
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Has anyone on this forum broke open an SR black fuse and analyzed what it is made of and constructed?   Who knows, maybe it does not have a hair thin wire but a thick wire made of some other substance.  Maybe it has anti-vibrational content differing from cheap basic fuses.   Finding out what and how it is made could answer questions as to why it works and so well.    In the meantime, I'll just keep listening to my fuse induced sonic improvements.


jetter
3,033 posts
 
^^^ A very good suggestion.  However, I believe in another thread someone posted links to pictures of SR black receptacles that were identical visually to those sold at Lowes, but the SRs were treated with 2,000,000 volts and a graphene coating.  Which is just to say there might not be a visual difference, 
jetter
3,033 posts
 
Maybe an electron microscope would help?
jetter
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You know, now that I am thinking about it, there are a lot of at least as bright as the average lightbulb people here.  It would be something if we had an actual working scientist in a lab among us who could add a real analysis of what the physical properties are of some of the items we kick back and forth.  Fuses, cables, receptacles.  Kind of get past the physical aspect hurdle up front.
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geoffkait
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When the electron microscope enters the discussion it usually means it’s time to turn out the lights. That’s almost as funny as when someone took an Intelligent Chip to a metallurgy lab to examine the metal on both sides of the chip for quantum dots. Besides, if the fuse wire were very large as someone suggested the wire would not melt when required. Hel-loo!

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