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New SR Orange fuse ...

Ok, for those who have been waiting with bated breath, the new fuse I've been beta testing is the new Synergistic Research ORANGE fuse. 

Price for either size, large or small, will be $159.95 and will be available in all values. Available through your dealer by the middle of the month. The 30-day return policy is still in effect. 

This new fuse has more impact on SQ than going from the SR Black fuse to the SR Blue fuse. For those of you who have made this change, you know that is saying a lot.

The new Orange fuse's main strength, as I see it, is the improvement in tonal accuracy. In addition, everything just flows better, with lower distortion, better three-dimensionality, and improved dynamics. 

This is a definite winner, for sure. Two thumbs up. 

Frank

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millercarbon
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Never had Black, only Blue. Seems a lot for a fuse except the Blue does about as much as a really good $500-1k power cord, so on that basis is good value. Will have to look at upgrading one of my Blues to Orange.

Ted does it again. What're the odds? Lol!
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jafreeman
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Thanks for the news, Frank.  You ARE saying a lot about a fuse that beats the SR black-to-blue improvements.  Have you heard anything from SR about how this is achieved?  
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jafreeman ...

Ted does a nice job of explaining things on his website:

https://www.synergisticresearch.com/fuses/orange-fuse/

His description of the improvements attained is exactly what I'm experiencing. 

The break-in time seems to be about that of the Blue fuses. They really come into their own at about 20 hours. Quite unlike the Black fuses that seemed to take forever. 

Frank
jaybe
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I find SR fuses to blow much more easily than a normal fuse with the same rating. After this happening a few times with the Blues I took the advise of Alfred at High End Electronics and bought a slightly higher rating fuse but it too eventually blew. Two pieces of highly regarded equipment this happened with that otherwise have no problems.
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^^^ Interesting, jaybe ... 

I've gone through complete sets of SR Reds, Blacks, Blues and now the Orange fuses. I've always used the values recommended in the ARC owner's manuals. That's at least six years of having them in the system. So far, no failures. 

Frank
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