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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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slaw
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Just installed the blue outlet. Right before, I had just finished listening to Richard Thompson "Rumor & Sigh". I put on side two after the outlet install. On "Don't Sit on my Jimmy Hand", what were before faint instrumentations are now brought forth. They are more prevalent and relevant. There is a sense of delicacy in the lighter notes.

Yes, this is just the beginning.
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slaw:
A very nice description of what the Synergistic Research Blue outlet does for a system. And you are correct - this is just the beginning of the sonic improvements that will occur. It will increase that sense of delicacy and also the harmonic textures will become richer and more complex.

I am glad you gave the Blue outlet a try!

David Pritchard
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andynotadam
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Thomas

A few weeks ago I installed an SR Blue duplex outlet and a UEF AC cable to the Nordost QB8 power distributor powering my main system replacing a Shunyata Viper Zitron. I also added an SR Blue fuse to my REL S/5.

To summarize, bass took on more detail, weight and texture. Transients became quicker and more powerful. Voices and instruments sound more "in the room" and more clearly occupy their own spaces in the sound stage with an improved sense of "air" around them. There was also more unforced detail as the noise floor was pretty dramatically reduced. Furthermore, a bit of glare I hadn't realized was there was eliminated.

Today I added three more SR Blue cables I got on the 3-for-2 deal to replace some Nordost Brahma and Vishnu cables. This required tearing the system apart and disturbing almost everything. At only three hours in, I can only say that the sound is still consistent with the characteristics described above. I'm looking forward to the next days and weeks of musical enjoyment and beyond.

Hope this helps.
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@ andynotadam

Thanks a lot for your detailed report.

I had bought top Synergistic Research Power cables 18 years ago at 1.5k$ after home audition.

That made DCS Elgar Dac more transparent with improved details.


Since then I had used Analysis Audio Power cables which I feel more neutral and balanced.

I shall place order for 3-2 deal of Blue power cables.



I also look forward to getting good results.

Thomas
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