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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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wolf_garcia
6,695 posts
 
So…these fuses make things "better" due to "better metals." Better metals doing what?
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gdhal
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nonoise - ....You asked me in such a manner as to become tiresome so I put a stop to it and now you move on to another, with the same approach, manner and questions. I find it so curious.

Hi nonoise.

The questions I asked you on 4/13 are entirely different than the question I asked uberwaltz on 4/14. You may recall I asked you the following three questions:

How does fuse and/or wire directionality change/effect your "enjoyment" of listening to music?

Please speculate, in what way(s) should someone who doesn't believe in wire/fuse directionality, such as myself, expect to benefit if fuses and/or wire is oriented correctly?

The "not subtle" difference you are reporting, is this something you can or did hear in a blind test, or sighted? 

You were kind enough to answer all three, I thanked you for doing so and mentioned (paraphrasing) that it concluded my inquiry, however, that the conclusion was specific to you and I.

The question I asked uberwaltz was specific to my search for directionality of fuses websites and being presented with driving information.

Apples and oranges if you ask me.
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uberwaltz
13,381 posts
 
@nonoise 

I meant by my post last night of it being pretty quiet in here, with the exception of somebody's nonsense.

Now I see the problem, my post where I stated that from now on I would ignore every single post made by George and not entertain any further bickering got removed, probably at his doing even though there was nothing offensive about the post at all.
tel555
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The way wolf KEEPS banging on about the cost of these fuses, anyone would think he was an under-achiever in life and this was just a bit of projected resentment against those who can buy as many of these fuses as they wish. Perish the thought, obviously, hahaha. This thread is pure entertainment and an insight into human psychology all at the same time. Please don't stop.
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nonoise
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@uberwatlz,

The same thing happened to me but I inquired and got my post reinstated after it was reviewed. There seems to be a desire to frame this thread in such a way so as to give legitimacy to one side over the other.

@gdhal 

A long time ago had a friend who got his psychology degree from Berkeley and he had this habit of steering conversation through gentle manipulations to get a person to see things his way or just for the fun of it. 

I caught on rather quickly so he'd probe others and use people for his enjoyment. I'd always catch his eye and shake my head. It's something I haven't forgotten.

As to the topics being different, that's incidental as it's the tactic I sense you're using. It looks like you're trying to gently corner someone into that bet again. I could be wrong and would be glad to be but I've seen this before and it's uncannily like what I've experienced.

All the best,
Nonoise
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