Synergistic Red Fuse ...

Wow. We did what couldn't otherwise be done.

Killed the thread....

I have Herbie's products throughout my system. Outstanding and very reasonably priced for the performance improvement they deliver. Customer service is amazing too!

I have eight Black fuses in my system. I had one that was rated at the stock size blow upon power up. I got a free replacement, but went up to the next higher rating and have had absolutely no problems. Since then I have modestly up-rated the Black fuses I subsequently purchased for other equipment. I have had no problems, and I do not fear burning the house down as I am confident that anything approaching a dead short will quickly blow the fuse--at almost any rating of fuse well shy of the current capacity of the breaker.  Yet all my Black fuses are in the 2-3+ amp range save the one in my power distributor.

As an aside, is it just me or does anyone else find the use of the word "Cheers" disconcerting at the close of any of George's Debbie Downer screeds?

My fuse saga began several years ago when I tried and liked the Hi-Fi Tuning Supreme fuses in my Primaluna mono blocks. Later, I bought my first Synergistic Black fuse out of curiosity and after having had favorable experience with other of their products over the years.

Based on the obviously positive results with the first fuse, I eventually came to replace all of the fuses in my system one by one (or two by two in the case of my amps), I enjoyed improvements in sound quality with every step. These improvements were consistent from component to component, and I found that the cumulative effect was not strictly additive, but, dare I say it--synergistic.

Taken together, the front wall of my room disappears, my relatively modest speakers disappear, and all who visit--audio buffs or not--marvel at the experience of hearing their favorite artists like they never have before. That's the fun of this hobby, and it harms no one. It makes this retiree very happy every time I fire up my system and "spin" my favorite tunes.

In my experience, the Black fuses are not so much inherently directional as they are initially directional. 

In this regard, I'm interested in anyone's opinion on the matter, but only those with actual in-depth listening experience. 

Despite the caveat above, I'm sure that our favorite thread lurkers will have a cow over this observation. So it goes....

I completely concur with backgroundblur's assessment of the Black fuses. So well said.

As I peck this out, I'm enjoying Bruce Cockburn's Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws AIFF CD rip. Enveloping. Stunning bass...

Something I find interesting about this thread is that I can't recall a single poster being an all-Synergistic, all-the-time fan boy. A few notables here use Synergistic power cords (and I have one in my system for my REL sub), but it seems that most go their own way when it comes to interconnect, speaker and other cabling and tweaks in their systems. In my view that increases the credibility of the many positive experiences with the Black fuses posted here.

The SR Black fuses and the Black outlets make my system sound way better. If offered a full refund in exchange for surrendering these items after lo these many months, I would respectfully decline. Ain't nobody's business but my own....