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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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stock fuses are not superior--they are a minimum that can be improved upon.
You said that, don’t make out it’s fact.

Are you also in the camp that claims that IC’s, PC’s and speaker cables can’t make an improvement? Just curious ...
There have measurable capacitance, resistance and inductance’s with these that can effect the sound
A FUSE DOES NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


You "Awesome Foursome" really are "Technical Neanderthal’s"
Once again with your CD player BS statements:
" the difference is remarkable. Talk about bass response! In spades."
You are full of it, and every time I see this sort of BS posted about fuses I will react to it.

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, all this "snake oil" fuse BS is. It’s just a massive money grab!

Cheers George
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oregonpapa OP
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^^^

George ... you just don't get the program here, or at least in this thread. No personal attacks, remember? Remove the personal insults and you will gain immeasurable credibility. Thanks again ...

Frank
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georgehifi
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George ... you just don't get the program here,
There is no program here it's all smoke and mirrors, that's all, with no cred whatsoever.

Cheers George 
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gdhal
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Thank you @uberwaltz 

I appreciate your candid reply.

I disagree about the double blind testing not working, but at least you're a gentlemen and clearly state that is your opinion, which of course you are entitled to.

Again, thanks.
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geoffkait
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I see 12 Angry Men is still playing. “You can’t Prove it!” If aftermarket fuses are a money grab as everyone’s favorite Angry Man suggests, then it is surely the most successful money grab in the history of audio. Well, at least next to cables. And it looks like Brimar is the new king money grabber with their new $400 Black fuse. Whoa!  

And just how did these money grabbers sustain such a wildly successful money grab campaign for over 15 years without any amps exploding, any houses burning down, any lawsuits, and letters to editor, barely a squeak on audio forums or more than a few disgruntled customers who probably ordered the wrong value, have hearing acuity issues or installed them in the wrong direction? Clever marketing? Mass hallucination? Placebo effect. Global conspiracy? You decide.
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