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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



oregonpapa
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georgehifi
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You make me "bristle."


Good your taking notice.

Keeping it real as you said " Lets try to keep this thread on topic ... its about Synergistic Research Blue fuses"

Now just to get the unjustified superlatives and directional ability stopped the awesome foursome heap on these "snake oil" BLUE FUSES.

Which may change to GOLD or whatever is next, to keep the ball (profits) rolling along, I’m fairly sure there’ll be a price hike though. Then there’ll be a new thread maybe " The new Synergistic Research GOLD fuses .... "

BTW: Correct me if I’m wrong, but has anyone noticed, that not once has Synergistic Research voiced their opinion here and backed anyone’s posts about how these mains fuses are directional and the massive sound improvement they can make????.

Dennis Had director/founder of "Cary Audio", opinion on snake oil fuses ect.
https://youtu.be/xLQsEeBKg1E?t=1791


Cheers George
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George
Still awaiting your explanation of who the "awesome foursome" are as I notice you deftly avoid that every time asked.
Your sly underhand digs will not be tolerated any longer, you paint yourself in an oh so righteous light and yet have nothing to say bar the same worn out spiel over and over again .
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^^^ Yes, uberwaltz, and that’s the problem. Its all fine and good to have opinions, and opinions are welcome, but when derogatory terms like "snake oil," "shill," "slick salesman," "goop," and intimating that "profits" are somehow evil ... well, that’s where I draw the line. Why? Because actors posing as "experts" will dissuade others, especially newbies, from buying the product under discussion. Man, its tough enough for the big guys to stay in business these days, not to mention the startups like Tim Mrock and his Total Contact. I’ll come to the businessman’s and the entrepreneur’s defense every time.

I installed an SR Blue fuse in my "new" Grover DVD player a little over a week ago now ... the difference is remarkable. Of course I pasted the end caps with TC before installing the fuse. Talk about bass response! In spades.

And by the way, if anyone is interested in a low budget, high end CD player, give Grover a call. He makes really good cables too.

Here's tonight's music recommendation. Features the great Terry Gibbs on vibes. Outstanding sound and performances. With the exception of the first cut, all are demo quality. 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Terry-Gibbs-Jazz-Band-Ball-Second-Set-New-CD/142045488254?epid=3292270&...

Frank
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I installed an SR Blue fuse in my "new" Grover DVD player a little over a week ago now ... the difference is remarkable. Of course I pasted the end caps with TC before installing the fuse. Talk about bass response! In spades.

" the difference is remarkable. Talk about bass response! In spades."
To the non technical gullible, a fuse cannot do this. THIS IS PURE BS!!!!

This is pure "snake oil" an AC mains fuse cannot EVER do this in a CD player, there are transformer/s after the mains fuse, then bridge rectifier/s, then every power supply section after the bridge rectifier’s is super regulated by different + and - regulators for each section, so it is IMPOSSIBLE for a mains fuse to do this BS.

EG: It’s like saying someone dropped an drop of water in the Pacific Ocean off California and we could still see the ripples at Bondi Beach it caused here in Australia, that just how stupid, stupid, stupid all this "snake oil" fuse BS is.

As I said before get Synergistic Research to back up your statements here on Audiogon with posts of their own. As every manufacture I've seen on Audiogon has something to say if their product is mentioned and discussed in a thread.

Cheers George
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