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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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limniscate
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@lak, I am only aware of 2.  Are there more?
limniscate
241 posts
 
I tried the Red fuse in my Magnepan 1.7i's and even burned them in for 200 hours.  I couldn't really tell a difference.  Do the fuses make a difference in preamps/amps/sources?  
limniscate
241 posts
 
@lak 

I burned the Reds in for 200 hours and still didn't really notice a difference.
limniscate
241 posts
 
@lak and @oregonpapa 

I had them in my Maggie 1.7i's and tried them both directions.  I was using the stock fuses before.

My components are: 
Bifrost Multibit DAC
Odyssey Candela pre-amp
Odyssey Kismet in Stratos monoblocks
limniscate
241 posts
 
So where do you guys hear the biggest difference?  Speakers?  Preamp? Amp? Source?  When I tried the Reds in my Magnepan 1.7i's, I couldn't hear a difference.
limniscate
241 posts
 
David, have you tried the new Furutech NCF outlet?  It's about the same price as the new SR Black.  
limniscate
241 posts
 
I’m highly tempted to try the Black fuses now that they’re $85 each but am a little reluctant because the Red fuses did nothing on my Magnepan 1.7i’s.
limniscate
241 posts
 
So if I were to take the dive and replace all of my fuses with SR Black, should I get one rating higher than the rating of my fuses. I would be pretty upset if all of my fuses started blowing.

The VHAudio buy-2-get-1-free deal is really tempting me to take the plunge!


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