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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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ptrck887
82 posts
 
Love the SR products!  Replacing all my SR Blacks with Blues....cheap tweak in my opinion...just as a confirmation to what my ears tell me...on my McIntosh MC601 monoblocks, regarding current direction.  The blacks sound best to me with the SR logo direction pointed to inside the amp and away from the cap.  Can anybody confirm this is the correct direction on MC601's?  Would expect the same direction to hold true on C2300 preamp as well..
Thanks in advance!
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ps
746 posts
 
It’s been about 6 hours since I installed a pair of silver Hi-Fi Tuning fuses in my tube preamp power supply. What I can say is at this point, is that not only have I become even more of a "believer" but I’ve ordered some SR20’s to try in the unit as well. AND, it’s highly likely, nay inevitable, that I will "go Blue" eventually. Before I started experimenting with tweak fuses, I never would have thought....

Another step will be installing SR20’s in my Maggie .7’s. I’ll report back at that time- meanwhile I’m completely stoked with what I’m hearing through my Sonus Faber Cremona Auditor M ’s. (no affiliation with either Magnepan nor Sonus Faber)

A side note: Customer service from Synergistic Research is exemplary. And no, I’ve not been compensated to say that. :)

What a great hobby this is. Thanks to all of you who have contributed to this thread. Geoff- the lists are very helpful. OP, go dude.

And, somehow quite appropriately, at the moment I'm listening to Bill Evans Trio's "Peace Piece."

Best wishes for 2018 and beyond.
ferrox
86 posts
 
Ouch..my preamp will need 4 fuses. It will really hurt..the Amp will need another 6 fuses. Dac 1 fuse, CD Transport 2 fuses.
wolf_garcia
6,679 posts
 
Yeah man…the cost of Littelfuses for your gear is gonna get up to maybe 20 bucks or so, not something everybody can afford but totally worth it to have something that works perfectly and won't blow. Take the plunge!
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