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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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madavid0
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I started a topic about the Syngerstic Research scam after coming back from AXPONA where I was subjected to it:

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/synergestic-research-scam

I also posted a video of the demo to prove it was a scam. The short version:

1. The SR spokesman refused to do a live A/B switch, coming up with a nonsense excuse that we won’t be able to hear the difference if they switched in the middle of music.

2. Spokesman constantly sought affirmative responses from the audience at hearing differences in between playbacks.

3. Never played the whole song through, frequently cutting off and resuming at major tempo / volume changes in the track.

4. Try as hard as I could, I simply could hear no difference.

I hope you guys can see how these activities can reduce the trust level in a manufacturer. Even if the fuses are legit, trying to push frauds or using fraudulent sales tactics openly abusing audio memory limitations and group psychology puts everything they do into question.
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nonoise
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@ps I wish I was in Seattle to take you up on your offer and to buy the next round myself. I loved it in Portland back in '89-'90 but I'm down here in L.A., all the time thinking of moving north.

All the best,
Nonoise
ps
747 posts
 
@nonoise

Shucks. A good part of my career as an advertising photographer was in L.A. At the time it was great but eventually took its toll. I’ve been in the Seattle area for 22 years although initially the move presented challenges, it’s all worked out. I’ve learned to appreciate seasons again, and have become an unlikely but avid gardener. :) . Finally I am out of the fast lane.
fleschler
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Uberwaltz-SR was very accommodating and gave me 100% replacements at no additional costs in just days.  They couldn't have been nicer to me.  So when I upgraded to blue SR from black SR fuses of the same values, I knew the blue SR fuses wouldn't blow.  
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uberwaltz
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@fleschler 
That is very good to hear!
Good customer service can be hard to find nowadays.
Just bought a Hegel H300 for a second system, think I will order a SR Blue for it and see what I think, manual states 10a.
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