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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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Marketing of this stuff is off the rails. Throwing out scientific jargon has become a favorite marketing tactic to convince audiophiles that everyday stuff like wires, fuses, goop, and more can perform seemingly normal tasks in an extraordinary manner to transform stereo systems to a level that is nothing short of magical.  

Favorites include "Quantum," (catapulted into popularity by the Bybee stuff) "Nano" (the poor-man's "Quantum" ), "Inductive coupling" (basically an electromagnetic relationship between two conductors), “micro” (mostly replaced by quantum and nano), and on, and on, and on….

It amazes me how audiophiles describe the level of improvements they hear from these every day-type products, on the order of a component upgrade, and yet when the next product comes along with more extraordinary claims, the initial product is mostly forgotten while the cycle starts all over again.  I find the whole business fascinating.
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geoffkait
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Innocent question: if the word quantum rankles most wide eyed audiophiles 😳 how come manufacturers continue to use the word? I hate to judge too quickly but wouldn’t that be bad for business? Step right up, kiddies, get your quantum Snake Oil right here! 🤑 You know, like advertising cryogenic treatment for product or that cables are controlled for directionality. Or mentioning any kind of relationship with PWB Electronics. 😬 Anyone who doesn’t see what I mean raise your hand. 🖐 I know what Skeptics are probably thinking: well, they wouldn’t risk using the word Quantum if it wasn’t true since it hurts business. That would be stupid. So it must be true. 🤠 The old reverse psychology ploy. Bingo! Naive and gullible newbies fall for it every time.
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uberwaltz
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Lmao
The cynicism displayed on this thread never ceases to amuse me.

Yes I agree sometime the plaudits are way over the top but all I know is that in my system both the SR black and blue fuses  made an audible change for the better.
I have not compared black to blue as have not upgraded from one to the other, just have them in different equipment.
Happy listening people.
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