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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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lalitk
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@oregonpapa 

RE: Gold CD, I just cued up the album on Tidal. Very nice but I wouldn't pay $600 for a CD, no way.  Do you own the Gold CD or LP? I wonder if SACD for $29 would be on par with the Gold CD. 

Someday I will try the SR Blue. I dropped $600 in SR Black's and HiFi Supreme's last month (6 components all together) 😊
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@veerapaneni 

I own ARC LS28, try inserting the fuse with 'SR' lettering pointing towards the chassis. 

As others have suggested, try both directions and let your ears determine the 'right' installation. 
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I have to a agree with Frank’s last post. Given the pedigree of @veerapaneni components, i am finding it hard to understand as well. I was able to hear immediate improvements over a stock fuse in my system.

May be he was expectating improvements equivalent to those that comes from a equipment upgrade :-)

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@phillyb,

Why buy music when you can stream CD quality unlimited music for under $20 a month.
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@mitch2 

To each their own....I am exploring new music on Qobuz whenever I’m in my car 😊
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