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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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analogluvr
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Yes we must keep the gullible in the dark. Reminds me of a preamp where the warranty is void if you just open it up. 
 Wolf, you have my compliments for trying to bring the message to the masses!  

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geoffkait
23,365 posts
 
I hate to be the one to bring this up again but has anyone checked the expiration date on the Roach Motels recently? Once you let them get a foothold in your house they're very difficult to get rid of.

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jmcgrogan2
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Also, I've met Dennis Had who is a former and current world class designer, and a brilliant no nonsense guy who is fun to talk to and seems to know more than the average forum knucklehead could ever understand about circuits and sound. A gracious and fun dude.

I agree with all of that, except for the current world class designer part.
Dennis is a blast to talk to, and his energy is infectious.
Yes, he is very gracious, and fun too!

I have a lot of respect for the work he did at Cary. He created some legendary products.
However, his current Inspire line leaves a LOT to be desired. Sorry.
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uberwaltz
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Well it looks like I will have to join the ranks of the "fusers"...do I get a badge with that?
Unlike some critics who have not even tried them in their own system I thought I would be remiss not to at least try them, blown much more dough on less fruitfull endeavours in the past so what the heck, cant hurt.
My Black fuses were delivered today and placed  into the BAT VK600SE power amp and left  cooking playing radio for a few hours before sitting down to a critical session.
Put a well known to my ears cd in the mac and took her for a test drive.
Pretty much the same result as the BLE power cord on the mac, there was just "more" of everything again, the soundstage was definitely wider and deeper, edges of plucked guitars more defined, cymbals seemed less splashy, more defined.
To me well worth $240 for a pair
I have zero expectation bias as I have paid plenty for power cords and interconnects in the past and heard absolutely nothing!
Probably have at least $2k worth of power cords, interconnects etc that I could discern no real difference at all so to hear a marked improvement for $240 is to myself at least a darn good deal.
No I have no idea how they work or why they work and tbh I really DO NOT CARE!

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