Synergistic Red Fuse ...

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!

Uberwaltz,
I glad you took a chance with the SR Black fuses and they provided you an improvement in sound quality. No product will work out successfully with everyone in all circumstances, this never happens. Those same power cables and ICs that resulted in little or no improvement in your system probably were terrific in someone else’s system.

I auditioned a few years ago some well reviewed and highly raved about isolation/vibration control footers. In my system with my components they did nothing! In fact some much less expensive Herbie’s footers were clearly more effective and did improve the sound quality. I returned the more expensive footers. I’ve had similar experiences with some cables as they just didn’t get it done in my system. Yet other people said these same cables were definitely better in their own systems, just the way it goes.

These examples I mentioned were much more expensive items than the Black fuses yet were a disappointment in my experience. You have to listen and judge what you hear. I can believe that some will try the fuses and hear no improvement what so ever. All of these audio products and tweaks can be hit or miss in terms of results.

Your outcome with the Black fuses was a positive one just as was mine, so yes in your situation the 240 dollars was well spent. I’ve rolled tubes that made less of an impact than the Black fuses. To be fair I’ve also made tube changes that were undeniable improvements, so as always it just seems to be circumstantial. Congratulations! By the way I am unaware of any badges 😊
Charles

From what I’ve gleaned looking around for reviews, the "Inspire" amps from Dennis Had have been pretty well accepted. I’d be interested to read otherwise since I’m considering a lower powered SE amp in my rig. Jmcgrogan2…feel free to suggest some reviews that helped you form your opinion as I’ll read ’em. (Now I've read the forum thread where you indicate your "Inspire" experience). I did notice you did not like the Inspire amp in your system in that previous thread, but everyone else in that thread seemed to like them a LOT. Must be strange to be an outlier among other, more rabid fans (que ironic laughter here). My new speakers are around 93 DB efficiency so that might make a difference. Also, to stay on topic, SR fuses don't do anything so any benefits are imagined. (It's a fuse) Also I did notice that geoffkait, who claims to not use fuses, likes a new one that costs around 9 bucks that he hasn't used, but assumes it will work its magic for less money than an SR product. Hey…makes sense...right? 

I owned  the Inspire Fire bottle amp and it was just average at best. Other amps can be for the same money used that are better performing. Rather plain sounding and I felt it lacked any real drive. 

Bill,
My understanding from reading comments on various threads is the outcomes are mixed. Some say they have only average quality output transformers and power supplies and sound okay but not exceptional. Others report excellent results. I suspect the chosen speaker plays a large role, if the amp's power supply and transformers are the limiting factors.
Charles