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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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Women’s hearing is better than men’s due to evolution. Their hearing has to be outstanding so they could hear when their husbands were driving up the driveway.
I believe there's some truth to that. It's the female of the species that protects the home(land) and raises the young. They also do most of the hunting, until we humans started walking upright. Males are for territorial defense and breeding (bragging) rights. I think women have the edge. They just aren't given the chance to prove or use it as much as men do.

All the best,
Nonoise
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For shadorne and anyone else who may be interested:

https://arlenetaylor.org/sensory-preference-pas/7444-gender-hearing-differences

https://hearingaiddonations.org/the-hearing-gap-between-men-and-women/

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/5dfd/d13ade9188ade97e94121a3bae0de117043b.pdf
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Frank
If women have much better hearing why does my wife not seem to hear me when I tell her those shoes she is looking at are too expensive?
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shadorne sez ...

  • "I am the non musical band member (the drummer) ..."

Have you ever picked up on a drummer named Stan Levy? He played with Charlie Parker at one time during the heyday of bebop jazz. After that, he played in Stan Kenton’s big band. From there, he went on to play for years with Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse Allstars. This is a guy who was a musical drummer. I saw him live many times, sitting only about twenty feet from his drum set. He was simply amazing in the way he could get so much sound out of his drums while appearing effortless.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6LKwv3xXEw

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxCJ9apjEh2WZGUoQAlMUSA

There were others who were "musical" as well. The names Max Roach, Shelly Manne and Joe Morello come to mind.

Shelly Manne:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOokrsEAJ6Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWEdZxeR42U

Max Roach, one of the very best bebop drummers:

:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhdBW_siCFg

And then there was Joe Morello who played for years with the Dave Bruebeck Quartet:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Kx1GVYPOos
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT9Eh8wNMkw


Frank


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uberwaltz sez:

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  • If women have much better hearing why does my wife not seem to hear me when I tell her those shoes she is looking at are too expensive? 

Ha, but she hears you loud and clear when you try to sneak some more records or CD's into the house I'll bet.  :>)

Mine could hear the sound of a beer can pull tab being released from a mile away. "Wanna have sex?"... deaf. "Wanna go to the mall?" ...  hearing like a freakin' bat.  :-)
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