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Furutech fuse

Back story. I find the prices of Synergistic fuses extortion. Like someone charging $100 for a cup of water in the desert. The product may have value as a tweak, the materials do not justify the price to me. 

However, ever the tweaker, I succumbed to buying a $40 Furutech 20mm 4 amp fuse for my preamp.

It’s rhodium plated OFC.

I tried it in both directions. Yes, it sounded more coherent in one direction than the other. I ran it for about 10 hours.

I did not like the sound. Etched and dry with reduced bass. I swapped back the original.

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noromance OP
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Uber, Miller, I agree with you both. Love at first sight! That’s why it’s being relegated to the other rig. Trust me, the ten hours I gave this were enough. However some things do need burn in. Brand new tubes which sound a little closed in open up, a new cartridge, speakers, a Hemi V8... It’s also one reason why I won’t pay for expensive stuff where I do not feel there is value.
Geoff, I tried both directions. Sounded better in one but...then that could have been the mind hearing the same track twice.
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tuberist
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I agree with the OP, the price of the SR Blue Fuse seems out of whack. I figure part of the price is the engineering that went into the device. I don't know what material and manufacturing cost would be. However, since there was a 30 "trial" period I bit for the thing and was shocked I heard an immediate change in my system's sound and it was something I liked: more dynamic, ease and detail. With my gear it was a plus and I kept the fuse. It was installed in my PrimaLuna Dialogue integrated.
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noromance OP
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@tuberist I've no doubt they make a change or an improvement. I understand they have R&D costs and salaries to pay all those sales people. I'm just not diggin' the price. For a fuse. I paid almost $400 for a pair of new tubes and that was pushing it!
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uberwaltz
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If we are on the subject of the SR Blue fuse actually working then I have to agree.

I have two of them now, one in my integrated amp and one in my phono stage.

Expensive yes ( although I bought one on a special and it was basically free after buying the AC receptacle).

But not everybody is going to see the same results.

You pays your money and you takes your chances......
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