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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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mitch2
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A real DIYer could figure out how to inject beeswax into a fuse. His hard could it be? 🐝
Excellent point Geoff.  I have actually thought of this. Drill a small hole, use a small needle, heat up the beeswax, solder the hole closed, etc. etc......
I once made those carbon fiber CD mats using a hole punch and sheet carbon fiber.  Exactly like what they were selling for over $100 each.  There is no magic to this stuff.....possible exception of the Teleportation Tweak, Super Intelligent Chip, etc.....
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geoffkait
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Eggs ackly! Graphene is not too difficult to make, everybody and his brother is making the stuff. And anti vibration and counter RF measures are a snap. And the violet pen trick for the end caps anyone can do. I’d protect the little bugger from magnetic fields, too. Better safe than sorry. I’d replace the stupid fuse holder with a silver one from Acme and send em both off to the cryo lab. I’d probably start off with one of those purdy gold and silver fuses from HiFi Tuning, you betcha!
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mtseymour
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I don't understand why some people will so much lot of time arguing that fuses (cables, footers, etc) won't make a difference, but won't spend any time LISTENING to new products.  Even a 30-day money back guarantee won't make them happy.

I guess that they like being theoretical audiophiles, LOL.
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I respectfully wish to report the following:

This afternoon I replaced the inexpensive ceramic fuse in the signal path of each of my mono tube amps, with SR20 1A’s.

After about an hour of play, I changed the directionality of those fuses and listened for about 15 minutes- "hmmm," I thought, "something isn’t quite right."  I then changed the direction of the fuses again, and the soundstage immediately was wider and deeper, with better separation between instruments. Source was Spotify premium, music by Fernando Sor (chamber pieces with guitar.)

I am now a believer that with the SR20 fuses, at least, in my gear, directionality matters.

Eventually I’ll compare them to the original fuses, as well as a pair of Schurter ceramic fuses that came in today’s mail after burning in the Schurters, and determining best direction for the four less expensive fuses

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