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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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georgehifi
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You awesome foursome fusers have just been presented with a golden opportunity by wolf, and not one of you took it up.



Why don't one of you "Awesome Foursome" fusers take up Wolf's
challenge.
What cred have you got to loose, that you've already lost? By some miracle you might get it back, and some, the odds are with you.

Cheers George
grannyring's avatar
grannyring
6,455 posts
 
Pretty sure anyone can return the fuse and get their money back. So free for anyone to try. I am fuse free now. 
uberwaltz's avatar
uberwaltz
13,381 posts
 
Seriously George??
You really need to scroll back up a dozen or so posts before you continue to make yourself look even less credible.
marqmike
839 posts
 
This is a weird thread. Some are telling others they cannot possibly be able to do something, and they don't even know them. Whaat??
So in the spirit of that I would like to ask Wolfe a couple of things. I am not going to tell him any thing, just ask his opinion.
Wolfe are you a sound engineer? Put up sound sets at concerts for musicians?  When you set one up and then proceed to make adjustments would you think that everyone will hear the adjustments as you do? Or would some hear them as you do, and some not hear the adjustments at all, and some hear them even more sharply than you? Does that sound reasonable to you? 

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grannyring
6,455 posts
 
@geoffkait

The answer to your very good question is over 75,000. That is over 75,000 folks including many PHDs, doctors, lawyers, musicians, pastors, moms, dads, engineers and well you get the point. Just fellow humans that have families and lives and are really no different than George or any of us. There is no such group as fusers. Way to diverse a population to apply that narrow thought to.

There are many modifiers and builders also using upgraded fuses. The same ones that understand capacitors also make a difference beyond just adhering to spec. 
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