The New Synergistic Research Purple Fuses

andypandy ...

Thanks for the question, and welcome to the forum.

As my system continues to evolve, there is more body to the music. Take guitars for instance. Not only are the sound of the strings being plucked in evidence, but the sound of the body of the guitar is as well.

On vocals, not only do I hear the voice, but I can also discern the personality of the vocalist, even make out their facial expressions.

Percussion is particularly improved, with more dynamics and realism. For example, it is easy to discern the differences between animal skin drum heads vs acrylic drum heads. The correct woodiness of rim shots is amazing.

The piano is tonally correct including the lower registers. A friend brought over a Ramsey Lewis Trio CD this morning that featured a drummer that was using a cowbell as part of his ensemble. That cowbell was in the room along with the entire drumset. You’d have to hear it to understand.

It is not only the upgrade from the SR Orange fuses to the SR Purple fuses causing this increase in realism, but they certainly have been an important contributing factor to the overall presentation.

Expensive? On the surface, maybe, but in the overall scheme of things, what else will improve a system to this degree for under 200 bucks? I’m using three of the new fuses, so that would set a person back 600 bucks ... still a bargain based upon the results attained.

If you buy the fuses, give them at least 50-100 hours to break in before making a final judgment.

Take care ...

Frank

PS: Here’s the Ramsey Lewis CD I alluded to above:

If you buy the fuses, give them at least 50-100 hours to break in before making a final judgment.

 

Thanks for that very in depth analysis Frank, but it doesn’t tell me the shift in overhaul tonality, if your system becomes more etched or darker etc.

And what’s worrying is 50 to 100 to break in, by that time for me it’s too late to send back for refund if I don’t like it/them, not prepared to take the gamble on that one. Thanks Andy.

+1 audiosens. You're description of how the SR Purple fuse compares with the Orange and the presentation  you get mirrors mine exactly! Nicely done. I understand about being skeptical of tweeks,  having been burned many times. These are a no brainer, with a money back guarentee. I'm not a Synergistic fanboy by any means, but these purple fuses are the real deal. Good listening. Jeff

The Purple really opens up the mids and highs compared to SR’s Orange fuses.

The Orange fuses were a huge improvement over stock fuses, and the Purple brings even more to the table.

M2CW, anyway.