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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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tel555
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Greetings from the UK. My first post on here after a long time lurking, but the subject of fuses drew me in!

I'm the owner of quite a few blue and black SRs, with the blues in my more frequently used components.

My own opinion is that blues add more of "something" than the blacks. Personally I wouldn't call the effect of either night and day different, but there definitely seems to be deeper bass and more depth overall. Since I've owned them I've wanted to listen to more music because of the perceived improvements, and that's ultimately the sign of a worthwhile tweak to my mind and ear.

One question comes to mind though. Why do the fuses have a little "window" to see the graphene? Is that just to convince consumers that they're getting something tangibly different? Does it serve any useful purpose?

Terry

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mattspl
23 posts
 
My first Blue fuse arrived today.
A 1A(T) for my active speaker EQ that sits between my Dac and active speakers. This EQ has a universal power supply, so while I waited on the 1A Blue fuse, I used a 500mA Black fuse from my old Dac which works perfectly as I’m on a 230v supply.

So, although not an exact comparison due to different fuse ratings, I have roughly been able to compare Black and Blue fuses.

Everything mentioned by the Op is true. The Blues are a definite step up from the Black fuses.
Imaging is better.
Reverb tails go on forever.
Bass is much more textured and faster.
Clarity and detail are much improved, as is timing, making leading edges of notes better focused and even bringing out extra details and notes that weren’t present before.

Ill be changing the Hifi Tuning supremes in my speakers amps next, then I’ll replace the Blacks in my Dac and power regenerator with Blues.



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oregonpapa OP
4,867 posts
 
^^^
Its nice to see that so many are enjoying the SR fuses.

For those interested, the Total Contact will be available through Audiogon starting tomorrow morning according to the developer Tim Mrock. Like the Blue fuses, the TC is a real game changer, only even more so. 

Frank
tawa
44 posts
 
when i had the Audio Horizon fuses in my Analog based system,i thought this would be my last fuse. Then came the S R Black and after trying those i thought 
they will be my last fuse. 
Then came the Blue ,i tried them for over a month .and they did Sound better than the black in many respects ,but somehow  i just was not happy. Why?
They do not Boogie. I sent them back and am waiting for a refund.
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