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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



128x128oregonpapa
parabellum
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I am glad to know that based on your experience that the tones are not affected. I like the warm character of my CA-1000 and I wish it is not affected too much. The added clarity and a deeper bass seem a perfect blend in what I am looking for. I think I will buy one, the 30 days trial is a good incentive.
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davidpritchard
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discopants:
A very nice write up of what the Synergistic Research Blue Fuse does for a system. The music is simply more enjoyable to listen to.

parabellum:
I do hope you will try the Blue Fuse as I think you will be very happy with the improvement you hear. And if for whatever reason you are not happy with the fuse send it back.
David Pritchard
discopants
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I’d just like to say thanks to the folks on this thread who have tried the blue fuse and posted your experiences. Ive actually just finished reading the whole thread and its a surreal one to say the least. You definately couldn’t make this up. I was very sceptical initially about the superlatives being used by the few who took the opportunity to try these fuses early. Im naturally sceptical but Thankfully 😅 im also experimental, so i wanted at least to try them.

i concur that these are the best tweak on a value for money basis that ive tried to date. I’m not finished quite yet though.

The technology in these fuses is something special. I dont have any real understanding of it (and may not even be fully understood by the makers). What is clear though is that it is blatantly inconcievable to the classically trained electronics engineers that have frequented these pages preaching  “snake oil”. I feel sorry for the few one here who I have no doubts preach because they are duty bound to protect the less knowledgable consumers amongst us. Their intentions are good, its a shame that some of them havent actually tried the product as they are almost certainly missing out or having to pay a lot more money for a system as musical as mine is now.

i will be trying these fuses inside my Lyngdorf TDAI amp at some point
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uberwaltz
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Discopants.

From my memory of the tdai, the internal fuse was not of a quick replacement variety and you would need to get creative to swap it out with a SR Blue.
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