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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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naunc0
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Lak, it's an SA-102. The power inlet is 10A slow blow, the rail fuses are 10A fast blow. The improvement with the SR fuse at the power inlet was dramatic: as OP says, lowered noise floor, everything much more natural. But that was one fuse, the rails are $ x 4 (!)
naunc0
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I have the SR Blacks on the power inlet of my Plinius amp, and on my Backert preamp, Modwright Oppo power supply, and PS power regenerator. The results confirm the benefits others have described here, particularly with the amp. But so far I’ve balked at replacing the four additional rail fuses in the Plinius, just because of the cost. Is anyone here able to give impressions of whether I can expect comparable improvements with the rail fuses?
naunc0
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David, sherod, thanks for those tips. The cheaper fuses are tempting, but I can see myself wondering how much better the Blacks would be, and then ... well, I think we all know how that would turn out.
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