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The new Synergistic Research BLUE fuses ....

New SR BLUE fuse thread ...

I’ve replaced all 5 of the SR BLACK fuses in my system with the new SR BLUE fuses. Cold, out of the box, the BLUE fuses stomped the fully broken-in SR BLACKS in a big way. As good as the SR BLACK fuses were/are, especially in comparison with the SR RED fuses, SR has found another break-through in fuses.

1. Musicality ... The system is totally seamless at this point. Its as if there is no system in the room, only a wall to wall, front to back and floor to ceiling music presentation with true to life tonality from the various instruments.

2. Extension ... I’ve seemed to gain about an octave in low bass response. This has the effect of putting more meat on the bones of the instruments. Highs are very extended, breathing new life into my magic percussion recordings. Vibes, chimes, bells, and triangles positioned in the rear of the orchestra all have improved. I’ve experienced no roll-off of the highs what so ever with the new BLUE fuses. Just a more relaxed natural presentation.

3. Dynamics ... This is a huge improvement over the BLACK fuses. Piano and vibes fans ... this is fantastic.

I have a Japanese audiophile CD of Flamenco music ... the foot stomps on the stage, the hand clapping and the castanets are present like never before. Want to hear natural sounding castanets? Get the BLUE fuses.

4. Mid range ... Ha! Put on your favorite Ben Webster album ... and a pair of adult diapers. Play Chris Connor singing "All About Ronnie," its to die for.

Quick .... someone here HAS to buy this double album. Its a bargain at this price. Audiophile sound, excellent performance by the one and only Chris Connor. Yes, its mono ... but so what? Its so good you won’t miss the stereo effects. If you’re the lucky person who scores this album, please post your results here.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ULTRASONIC-CLEAN-The-Finest-Of-CHRIS-CONNOR-Bethlehem-Jazz-1975-NM-UNPLAYED-...

Overall impressions:

Where the RED fuses took about 20 hours to sound their best, and the BLACK fuses took upwards of 200 hours of total break-in, the BLUE fuses sounded really good right out of the box ... and that’s without doing anything about proper directional positioning. Not that the BLUE fuses don’t need breaking in, they do. The improvement continues through week three. Its a gradual break-in thing where each listening session is better than the last.

Everything I described above continues to break new ground in my system as the fuses continue breaking in. Quite honestly, I find it difficult to tear myself away from the system in order to get things done. Its truly been transformed into a magical music machine. With the expenditure of $150.00 and a 30 day return policy there’s really nothing to lose. In my system, its like upgrading to a better pre amp, amp, CD player or phono stage. Highly recommended.

Kudos to Ted Denney and the entire staff at SR. Amazing stuff, guys. :-)

Frank

PS: If you try the SR BLUE fuses, please post your results here. Seems the naysayers, the Debbie Downers and Negative Nellie’s have hijacked the original RED fuse thread. A pox on their houses and their Pioneer receivers.

Frank



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ozzy
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Ok,

I would like to try at least one of the new  Blue fuses somewhere.
Is there any consensus as to where the best location to start with is?
Digital or Analog?

ozzy 
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@ozzy 
My experience tells me that the source showed the biggest benefits. The amp was improved as well but if wouldn't be fair to say it came in second. 😀 Sum of all the parts, and all.

All the best,
Nonoise
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ozzy
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nonoise,

Thank you. Makes sence.

ozzy
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Dear @audioman58 @imgoodwithtools @oregonpapa and friends: Here are two gentlemans with good audio system and heavy tweaked that do not shares the " euphoria " by orengonpapa and several other audiophiles posting here and in the other fuse thread where between others  veerapaneni who owns really good system too just does not shares that " euphoria ". Me neither and as I said in the other thread I tested almost all the SR fuses but the blues and several other from many manufacturers.

These 3 examples and other similar could means that as better and lower distortions has the room/audio systems as really lower are the differences when changing a fuse and maybe when these gentlemans are hearing " something " that something in reality is not an improvement but only a different kind of sound.

Lesser fine tunned audio system always will shows " improvements " but in these lesser systems almost any change can makes a listeable difference for " the better ".

The " collective euphoria " spreaded here and the other thread on fuses have to be analized understanding the role of a fuse that is no more that a wire soldered/attached at both ends with the fuse taps where pass trhough the electrical power line.
That fuse has a " holder " that's is a pease of diferent kind of metal that sometimes comes soldered to a circuit board sometimes in other way and in this fuse holder the fuse seats and makes contact not tigth contact but a " so so " contact at both fuse sides. Obviously that the fuse holder has something to say about degradation on the electrical quality current pasing through.

wolf_garcia posted several things against the " collective euphoria " and many of you don't like him but no one of you gave a precise answer with facts on why the fuse makes that " euphorical " improvements other than your each one " euphoria ".

As those gentlemans that do not shares the euphoria my room/audio system is heavy tweacked too before and after I tested several and different fuses including the SR that at the end shows me that the " best fuse is not fuse at all ": this is a true and real difference for the better not " euphoria ".

No, I'm not against this or the other fuse thread but at some time could be time to put our feets in the floor and maybe what we need to do is to start an overall fine tunning ( theweack. ) of our system with out those fancy fuses and after that test the system again with the SR ones.
For this each one of you needs to have a proved and repeatable evaluation process where you have a self deep training. With out this whole evaluation process we can't attest with true what's really happening other than the spreaded " euphoria ".

We are not a " child " but experienced audiophiles stiked to a " new toy " but : are there true facts to justify it or is only a new toy and that's all?

Just think that if what you think is a fenomenal improvement that is made by around 2.0cm. of wire what could make better anykind of cables in your system where we are talking of meters not 2.0cms.

Anyway, this kind of threads helps all of us to THINK and understand the real audio system potential and where belongs it.

Can any one of you ask your self why amps, preamps, speaker, cdp high price$$$ manufacturers just don't use the fancy fuses?. When some one buy a 60K monobloks he does not find out the fancy fuses down there. You can be sure that if the fancy fuses makes that " euphorical " differences for the better all those $$$$ manufacturers will or were using it and they know a lot about quality listening and performance levels.

In the other thread I posted what the Music Reference designer and manufacturer D. Berning found out when using fancy fuses in his amps/preamps that in a word makes the: damage.


Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.
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jaybe sez:  "I gotta wonder how much SR is paying the OP."

I just cashed my huge check, dude. I’m gonna vacation in Hawaii.

Go to the "Red fuse thread" to see the pictures. No need for you to come back to this thread. No need at all.

Bye ...

Frank

PS: Tommylion ... Thanks for the perfect response. :-)
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