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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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holydio
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@oregonpapa

Have any of you tried the black fused with Wa quantum chip? I was using them on RED with excellent results. Thanks!
holydio
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I try wa chips with black fuse 25h burn in. i thing more detail but slow in bass-frequencies.
@oregonpapa
What have you detected as degradation?
holydio
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I order full set up on black fuses, in my set-up good difference. I sell on ebay Red fuse + Wa chips.
holydio
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Wa chips on the black fuse lightens down and makes more organic sound but in my system is better off without
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