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?
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Showing 2 responses by mattspl

I’ve been trying out these Black fuses over the last couple of months after reading about them here. I’ve been using Hifi Tuning fuses for the last 10 years or so.

The first Black fuse I tried was in the Ac inlet of my power regenerator. Huge improvement.
I’ve since put them into my Dac and Speaker management unit.
I’m now eager to try the Blue fuses.

One thing I noticed though which differs from most users here is that I found the fuses to perform better with the writing against the current flow. I experienced that slight out of phase sensation with the fuses this way but then they transform bringing out a huge, wide and deep soundstage with imaging I’ve never heard so good in my system.
Reversing the fuse direction, so the writing goes with the current flow causes the mids and highs to be recessed and detail and imaging lost.
Anyone else get the Blue fuses yet? They aren’t available here yet. 
I had another black fuse on order but it got lost in the post, so I’m hoping to change the order for a Blue fuse, although it will be mid October at the earliest when they get another fuse delivery.