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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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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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Try reversing her fuse, this may help, as it's "reported" to magical the right way.

Cheers George
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You got that right George!
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Nooooo...the most men own a incomplete trial and error system. And over 99% is 2D as well.

The man wants to show his new stuff to his wife. After she auditioned it she says: I don’t hear it.

So the man thinks; she does not understand it. But that is not the truth.

She says: I don’t think it is that good. That is the real truth.

1,5 years ago we visited an audio show done by manufacturers. There where about 40 rooms. I was there with a few friend and clients. And other people who also work in audio.

After the show we alle agreed (on monday the next week I talked with other people who also work in audio) that there was not even 1 room what could create diversity in sound.

This proofs how limited audio is being done these days. No person on this planet can stay happy for a long period of time with an incomplete system. This is not a peronal thing, no we are talking about a fact.

All people agreeds that all these systems will never be worth the money. What I said before; money will not help you.

All people in audio need to learn what the essential part is of audio and that is music and the emotion it owns. But when you have no idea what sound is and how it works. You only can create an inferior level in sound quality what never will make any person excited and emotional each single day.


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"All people in audio need to learn what the essential part is of audio and that is music and the emotion it owns."   bo1972

Yes, we should all be 16 again, when passion and emotion--not the system--made the music so transformative.  Today, the system is important to the experience, but the music still has to be the central passion or we would not be going to these extremes.  Still, I often have to ask myself, "Am I going into the room to listen to the system or to the music?"   
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