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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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lalitk
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@yoby

Did you try the AM Beeswax in your preamp? I am currently using SR Black in my ARC pre and HiFi Supreme Silver in ARC amp.

I end up preferring the HiFi Silver Supreme in my amp over the SR Black.
yoby
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Hi lalitk: I have the Audio Magic beeswax fuses in my preamp (deHavilland Mercury II) and both amps. (Nuforce 9SE V3). The SR blacks sounded too sterile and clinical in the Nuforce amps. The Audio Magic beeswax have a wonderful "organic" presentation that is just what they need.
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lalitk
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@yoby 

Sorry, should have read your previous post more carefully. You did say, AM in pre and amp :-) 

I do prefer the ‘organic’ flavor in my rig as well so I will give them a try in my preamp. 

Thanks for your feedback. 
jkuc
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Frank,  you are getting blue...  :)

tommylion
874 posts
 
As I said previously, for me, it’s mostly about getting more low level musical information out of my system. Things like tone, PRAT, and dynamics are all dependent on this information, and are better when there’s more of it.

Characteristics like brightness, darkness, hardness, sterility etc. are more dependent on the individual recordings, than the system they are played back through, IMO. My system can go from one to the other, and back, depending on which recordings I put on. Although I've tried to make my system as neutral as possible, I'm sure it does have some character. That character, though, is much less audible than the differences between various recordings.
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