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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
13,381 posts
 
Ouch.⬆⬆⬆⬆⬆

Someone got of bed the wrong side today......

😲😲😲
fleschler
2,007 posts
 
I did not mean harm the operation of the equipment.  I meant lessening the audio sound quality, just as the Shakti Stones did.  The NDM is certainly inexpensive to try.  Unfortunately, the Shakti Stones also did no favors to my friends Robert or Grovers systems.  Robert and Frank are on the same page as to the fantastic benefit the Hallographs make.
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geoffkait
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@fleschler - Again, why would you make such a statement? Don’t be such a drama queen. Who cares why you didn’t get good results with Shakti Stones! Don’t bring me into your drama.
discopants
149 posts
 
Quick,question.

i bought 3 13 amp blue fuses on a bit of a deal here. I put one in the plug of my mains block, one in the plug of the amp , which is also my source (spotify stream) and one in my sibwoofer power lead. Ive got to say im really blown away by the system performance gain. Simply stunning sound now, very good value for money in my system. I would say at least equal to going up a tier in speaker.

now im very curious about changing the internal fuses in my sobwoofer and amplifier... i think 1 fuse in the amp IEC and 2 fuses inside the amplifier. 

From experience , how much better could it sound if I replaced these fuses with blues from stock supplied fuses right now , bearing in mind i already have 2 blue 13amp fuses upstream from any internal fuse? Will it be another similar jump to my first 3 fuses or a fraction of that and if its a fraction best guess......

answers on a post card.

oh my mains cable and extension block did have sr20 quantum fuses before i went blue.

thanks in advance Disco.


parabellum
21 posts
 
I recently had my Yamaha CA-1000 amplifier installed audiophile grade fuses all over (2 + 2 on preamp boards, 3 on tone control board and 1 for amp section) and there was an obvious change right away. At first I was wowed by the clarity and tighter bass, but now the amplifier sounds more lean. Tonight I decided to just change the amp fuse for the stock one and the bass came back but with a slightly darker sound. Would the blue fuse bring the best of both worlds? I like a warmer sound to match my Bryston gear. If for one fuse, I may just buy one to try out and see for myself but that would be nice if someone can chime in.
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