synergistic research orange blue fuse direction.


Hi, I have two 611s, one 302 and one 452 McIntosh amps, and I just purchased three Synergistic Research (SR) Orange fuses. I also received one SR Blue fuse free with the purchase of the SR blue receptacle. Would someone advise me with some specificity on the directional installation of the Blue and Orange fuse. Again all the amps are McIntosh.

Thanks.
Guy
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Showing 13 responses by georgehifi

I am just curious....if you buy a basic fuse direction does not matter. Why is it that the SR fuses or other high end fuses require proper directionality?

They don’t it’s BS posted up here by the fuser voodooist and shillers.

As AC mains is just that, "alternating current" that changes’s it’s direction 60 x a second, so how can a ac fuse be directional.
  
Even the snake oil fuse manufacturers won’t come on here to back some of the ridiculous claims posted that tells you something.

Cheers George



To all those here that are thinking of blowing a $160 on a $1 fuse, don’t!!.
Don’t get sucked into this snake oil.
Even the fuse manufacturers won’t post here and back the claims made by these fusers for liability reasons.

The only reason a change of fuse "could" make a sonic difference, is if the old fuse (a $1 or $160) one has seen too many turn-on cycles, as this always stresses the fuse with current surge, causing them to crystallize and harden "over time" re the time laps pics of the same $1 fuse, in two different cases below.

This "could" make them sound different. The fix is just to replace the $1 fuse with the same new $1 fuse, instead of blowing $160 on a fancy looking voodoo fuse.

Left to right aging same fuse.
https://ibb.co/yp4yBkB

Right to left aging same fuse.
https://ibb.co/rm2sF49

Cheers George
jerrybj
It’s best to ignore most of what George says.
Really!!!
And they are suppose believe someone that does this to his system??
What a laugh! No, Really! What a laugh!

jerrybj

I have lots of ’tweaks’ added to my system.

Is there anything I’m missing?

Upgraded over the last year:

Chokes on electrical items with a switched mode power supply
Halide Bridge USB to coaxial reclocker
Akiko Triple AC Power Enhancer
Audio Prism Ground Control spades on speakers
RCA shorting plugs for inputs on my amp.
Akiko Tuning Caps on amp outputs.
Akiko Fuse Box Tuning Chip.
1 x Shumann Resonator Chatres SE + power supply

1 x Schumann Resonator CHARTRES Mk3

Black Ravioli pads for amp, Dac and power supply

Vibrapod isolation cones and feet
Akiko Universal Tuning Sticks on speaker cables.
iFi AC iPurifier.
MCRU Mains Filtration plug
Mad Scientist Nitro Nano power cables.
’LOA audio tweak’ chip.
Signal Ground solutions SGS-1 Groundng Box.
3 x Bybee iQSE - one on power board.
High Fidelity Cables MC-0.5
XLR Noise Stopper Caps.
Russ Andrews ’The Silencer.’
Audioquest Jitterbug.
iFi USB Silencer.
SR Orange fuses

PPT Omega + EMat to trial

Mad Scientist Graphene Contact Enhancer to apply
Mad Scientist Donuts coming.




The only thing funny is people still in denial over what’s long since been settled. All Synergistic comes with a 30 day return guarantee. You won’t need it. Won’t need to burn in for weeks either. It will sound good right out of the box. Better later. But good? Right from the very beginning.
No what’s funny is the continued shilling by the same crew, thread after thread (even ones that have been closed and deleted) that goes on here for Synergistic Research snake oil.
And it needs to be countered against, if not, it will become toxic for the gullible if there’s no opposing views put forward.


It’s a 10c glass fuse, within it is a piece of resistance wire, designed to burn up at a certain amperage, then it’s wrapped in fancy Orange suit and sold to the gullible for $160!!!!!!!!!!

The only way a fuse can sound better is if the old 10cent one has seen too many turn on cycles surges and has aged become crystallized and hardened, then all you have to do is replace it with a new 10cent one, not a snake oil $160 Orange one

These two are the same fuse from new, that over time that have seen many turn on surge cycles
https://ibb.co/yp4yBkB
https://ibb.co/rm2sF49
The fact that you didn’t see that you started the personal attack today sunshine, and trying to side step it,
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/synergistic-research-orange-blue-fuse-direction/post?postid=1...
shows you are oblivious to facts, somethings not right, your obsessions with the multitude of snake oil tweaks prove it also.
the fact that the majority of fuses are on the incoming AC line, not on the rectified and filtered DC. Your lack of understanding makes you a perfect candidate for the pseudo-scientific claims foisted by Ted Denney and his Synergistic Research con men.


He has no idea, for any fuse to be detectable the "right way around" it would have to be acting like a diode, which it’s not!

It’s a 10c glass fuse within it is a piece of resistance wire, designed to burn up at a certain amperage, then it’s wrapped in fancy Orange suit and sold to the gullible idiots for $160!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers George
Just do your thing, and leave me alone.

Look again sunshine, you can't even get that right, you were the one that had a go at me first, you are small minded, vindictive one.

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/synergistic-research-orange-blue-fuse-direction/post?postid=1...
George, shouldn’t you be out saving Koalas
Yes and they probably have twice the brain power than what these fusers here have, and they’re stoned 24/7 on Eucalyptus leaves they eat. Hardcore they don’t roll them up. But with our fires we’ve had a few pics of toasted ones, which you Yanks poured out feelings and donations for. We give thanks to those kind Yanks.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-thirsty-koalas-devastated-by-recent-fires?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Emergency_AUS_EN_BMM&utm_content=bushfire%20koala&utm_term=%2Bbushfire%20%2Bkoala_b_c_&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkd2O1sPZ5gIVyo6PCh1AhgPmEAAYASAAEgIVPvD_BwE

And again starting in a couple of days more  >100 degree days in a row, with big wind, and we still have many fires burning just in NSW alone from 2 weeks ago. And also big thanks to the US fire fighters who are out here to help put these fires out

So correct me if I am wrong it is not the vertical rotation of the fuse outside the fuse receptacle and reinsertion of the fuse, but the rotation of the fuse on the horizontal plane while the fuse is in the holder. Please advise.

Thank you
Short of sticking your finger in there to see which side kills you, you will never find out which side is live, unless you are a technician with an ac voltage multimeter and have the knowledge on how to use it. And BTW!!! AC mains is non directional anyway!!!
So return them and get your $600 back, and put back the $1 worth of fuses you took out, before the return time runs out!!!.

Cheers George
It’s understandable why you are reacting to ’orange’ the way you have been
It’s got nothing to do with it, but I’m sure if I had fuser voodoo skills, I could blame a Orange fuse being in the wrong way that started these insane fires, it’s about as believable as the other things they say an Orange fuses can do.
 There are at least two ways to decide which side is the hot side. One is to buy an inexpensive circuit tester screwdriver. When touching a hot connection the screwdriver will exhibit a bright light. The less reliable method is to look at the equipment and trace the direction the current flows.
This sort of info, is extremely dangerous to ask a gullible or non qualified technician to do, and it should be deleted, some one, one day will get hurt or worse.
jerrybj  And I laugh at you.
No I laugh at what you have tried to do to get better sound.

jerrybj I have lots of ’tweaks’ added to my system.

Is there anything I’m missing?

Upgraded over the last year:

Chokes on electrical items with a switched mode power supply
Halide Bridge USB to coaxial reclocker
Akiko Triple AC Power Enhancer
Audio Prism Ground Control spades on speakers
RCA shorting plugs for inputs on my amp.
Akiko Tuning Caps on amp outputs.
Akiko Fuse Box Tuning Chip.
1 x Shumann Resonator Chatres SE + power supply

1 x Schumann Resonator CHARTRES Mk3

Black Ravioli pads for amp, Dac and power supply

Vibrapod isolation cones and feet
Akiko Universal Tuning Sticks on speaker cables.
iFi AC iPurifier.
MCRU Mains Filtration plug
Mad Scientist Nitro Nano power cables.
’LOA audio tweak’ chip.
Signal Ground solutions SGS-1 Groundng Box.
3 x Bybee iQSE - one on power board.
High Fidelity Cables MC-0.5
XLR Noise Stopper Caps.
Russ Andrews ’The Silencer.’
Audioquest Jitterbug.
iFi USB Silencer.
SR Orange fuses

PPT Omega + EMat to trial

Mad Scientist Graphene Contact Enhancer to apply
Mad Scientist Donuts coming.



Go to the "Misc Forum" and search, you'll find all snake oil answers there.

Cheers George