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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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Steakster, Glad you like your fuses.  I like mine also.
Just curious if the op pays full price for his fuses.  It just helps the reader to know how to value the info.  Innocent question.  
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dbarger ....

The original RED fuses were paid for by me at full retail. I even paid state sales tax and shipping because of the excellent service I've gotten from Highend Electronics. (oh damn, there he goes again being a shill for Highend Electronics!). Could have ordered the fuses from out of state and saved the sales tax and shipping charges, but I didn't. 

The Black fuses were paid for by me at full retail including sales tax and shipping. HIghend Electronics has earned my loyalty.

I was a beta tester for the Blue fuses and extremely grateful for the opportunity. I reported what I heard IN MY SYSTEM ... nothing more and nothing less. Sometimes opportunity knocks at the door and its up to us to take advantage of it or not. 
 
One more thing dbarger .... I am also beta testing the "secret and elusive super tweak."  We're almost done and approaching a release date. Has nothing to do with SR .... and its fantastic. I'm on my third version of it and each version is better than the last. Looks like the third time is charm.

Now, will the fact that I'm not paying for it influence your decision to buy it or to not buy it? Would my upcoming review, which will be extremely positive, be any more believable if I had paid for the tweak? Think about it .... This tweak has an eight-week break-in period. Three trials x eight weeks ... that's a lot of listening and evaluating. That's going way beyond "free," my friend. 

How good is the super tweak? Even though there are those who will Poo-Poo it right from the get-go, they have no idea what they are talking about. My take will be ... if one is a dedicated audiophile trying to get the most out of his/her system, they would be absolutely nuts not to use it. And I mean bat-crap crazy. 

Finally, I've said it many times on these fuse forums ... I spent over 50 years in commissioned sales. I've also said many times ... "Don't sell the steak, sell the sizzle." Take that for what its worth and work that into what you read in my reviews.

You use the Blue fuses, right dbarger? Did I tell the truth and nothing but the truth, or did I not?????

Frank
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Makes sense. 😬

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@oregonpapa 

I am looking forward to your review on ‘secret and super elusive’ tweak. Your recommendation to try the Herbie’s tube dampers in my ARC components worked out nicely. The improvements were far from subtle. With Herbie’s timbres are more natural, instruments sounds very lifelike and clearly delineated.

Thank you!
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IMHO; oregonpapa is a good guy that tells it like it is. He is one of a half dozen or so individuals here on Audiogon who's opinions I respect. And I agree it takes a lot of time, energy and skill to be a beta tester.
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