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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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jackmonster
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Gentlemen, I need your help.  I can't tell if I need a slo-blo or fast blo fuse for my Line Magnetic Dac and 518i integrated amp.  I had previously replaced the originals with Chinese AMR fuses.  Very cheap but quite effective.  I bought slo-blo fuses.  Now I ordered Synergistic
Research Black fuses.  I don't know for sure if I need fast or slo blo
fuses.  Jonathan at Tone Imports said it's important I get the right ones.  
The Dac is 1.6A and the integrated is a 10A.  Jonathan thinks the Dac is a fast slo fuse while the 518 is a slo blo.  How important is getting the 
correct fuse?  For lack of not knowing  for certain; it's probably safer to get the slo blo fuses.  Is there any difference in sound quality?  Maybe
someone out there owns either of these pieces with original fuses
that could help.



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