2. misc-audio
  3. 131672-481

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



128x128oregonpapa
marqmike
838 posts
 
Hi Lak
When I replaced the fuse in my transport with a red fuse it seemed to make the most difference. However that was a month after I had replaced my amp with a red fuse. So maybe the combination made the conduit better. And then I got another improvement when I replaced the fuse to a black one in my dac. 
tommylion
872 posts
 
I take the lazy approach 😉 Which component makes it easiest to change the fuse? My amp has a fuse holder that screws out, so that was the the first fuse I changed out for the black, and now the blue.
dlcockrum's avatar
dlcockrum
2,190 posts
 
Lak,

I found it best to start at the preamp with both the Black and the Blue fuses. The source may give more pronounced results from that one source, but the preamp is in the signal path of all sources and these fuses make a substantial difference there (more than the amplifier IME) in order to judge whether or not the change is your preference for all sources before proliferating the change to other components.

Dave
tommylion
872 posts
 
dlcockrum,

That makes a lot of sense. In my case, my pre is is passive, so no fuse to change.
wolf_garcia
6,631 posts
 
How does the blue fuse work? I can only assume it's packed with tiny circuits and minuscule power supply enhancers to provide the results describe here…or is it a tiny wire with astonishing properties? In any case it simply seems to provide unbelievable enhancement far beyond what I expect from the well designed Litelfuses I use (and others who's branding I'm unaware of). I'm sure with results like this pretty much everyone in audio will buy these fuses, and why wouldn't they?
More to discover