Synergistic Red Fuse ...


I installed a SR RED Quantum fuse in my ARC REF-3 preamp a few days ago, replacing an older high end fuse. Uhh ... for a hundred bucks, this little baby is well worth the cost. There was an immediate improvement upon installation, but now that its broken in (yes, no kidding), its quite remarkable. A tightening of the focus, a more solid image, and most important of all for my tastes, a deeper appreciation for the organic sound of the instruments. Damn! ... cellos sound great! Much improved attack on pianos. More humanistic on vocals. Bowed bass goes down forever. Next move? .... I'm doing the entire system with these fuses. One at a time though just to gauge the improvement in each piece of equipment. The REF-75se comes next. I'll report the results as the progression takes place. Stay tuned ...

Any comments from anyone else who has tried these fuses?
oregonpapa

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Hello oregonpapa,

thank you for your great thread here at audiogon.
Since 2 weeks i am using the SR RED Fuse, which brought a big change in my system. Since yesterday my order for the Black Fuses arrived. You menschend it needs some time to settle. Therefor i have a few question concerning your experience with the black fuse.
At first it seams that its not as good as the red fuse. I started with my power conditioner, which has 3 fuses and the sound wall was huge. Changed direction of the fuse and the size of instruments and voices  was right again. It is more dynamic than the red ones.
Today we are gonna change the red in the cd player and the amp against the blacks. 
I remember that, when you placed the new blacks against the reds you where not happy at all. How long did it take till there was a change and how did the change happened. From the beginning to the state you are in now? Does the chip on top of the fuse, interfere with shaktis, or other chips used in a system? Did you change all components? 
Hi OregonPapa & Charles1Dad,

thank you for your experienced answers. Things start to wake up. 

In my system the change from RED to BLACK, was not immediately
better. It was harsh, i had the feeling the softness of the middle
was gone and the tonality of that part as well. Like if there was a Gap between the octaves with a slightly cut out of the middle. Made me nervous.....:-)!
I changed the CD, AMP and Powerconditioner Fuse at the same time. I could hear from the beginning on, that the heights - which i missed with the REDS- where there and the BLACKS where much more dynamic. 
Day after Day it gets better. The Soundstage becomes huge, and Instruments seams to stand in the room. Spectacular is the bass and drums, the heights are shining and they are real. 
The starting experience is like if you are used to look at  a picture and you could see every color, now you can see the picture as a whole and the frame, as well as the room where it hangs. 
I hope that is not to bloomy:-) But still, i have only 75 Hours on the Powerconditoner and maybe 15 Hours on the AMP and CD.
I will change also the Fuses in the AMPS for the Active-Bass.

Enjoy the Music. 

OP & C1D & David

i do appreciate you all share your experience here.
I would like to give you a update due to my last change to the black fuse. Today we changed the fuses in the active bass-amps. Expensive experience, since there are 5 in each amp. :-)
After that change the picture became what oregonpapa experienced, huge, colorfull and so on. The audience when you listend to Music registered live, is huge. Handclaps are real which is a hard thing to do.But the the presentation of the space is woooow.
Never heard before.The Direction of the Fuse is against the Writing. It sounds like out of Phase otherwise and not focused. Did someone already tried out SR power cords made which are using the same technology then the fuses? 

Enjoy your Music. 

GC
to wolf Garcia:

why should i need to understand how it works technically . Do i know how my new tesla works. For me its jut fine if it works and if it fits for me. My wife is a violinist and has done many international contests. She has an absolute hearing, her aural ability is far beyond mine without even taking care about the technic. So from time to time when i changed some stuff in the system i want  here to listen. Most of time she is not interested in what i changed. If she says what a difference to the sound before, or even that sounds good,  ill take it as judgment. So easy isn't it. And if you would like to get a technical background ring up Mr. Deney from SR and talk to him, he is the owner and engineer and he will help you with all your question. In the meantime enjoy the music.