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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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tsushima1
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macdude.....could you advise me/us as to the email address that you are using to contact Telos please, the contact form on the Telos website keeps 404 error-ing.
tsushima1
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"Has anyone tried a SR Red Fuse in a Audio Research Reference 10?"

I have recently sub'd in an Black in place of the incumbent Red that had approx 60 hours on the clock in the Ref10, straight out of the box evolution across the board over the Red.
tsushima1
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blu....You should be looking at the 5 X 20mm Slo Blo fuses which are 250V.

Personally I would tend to err on the side of caution, with a fuse slightly under rather than over the manufacturers rating where possible.
Should you consider a value over e.g an 8 iin place of the factory 7 I would recommend a Fast Blo , 


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