Nothing like the seriousness of life to turn things around. :-)
The new Synergistic Research BLUE fuses ....
New SR BLUE fuse thread ...
I’ve replaced all 5 of the SR BLACK fuses in my system with the new SR BLUE fuses. Cold, out of the box, the BLUE fuses stomped the fully broken-in SR BLACKS in a big way. As good as the SR BLACK fuses were/are, especially in comparison with the SR RED fuses, SR has found another break-through in fuses.
1. Musicality ... The system is totally seamless at this point. Its as if there is no system in the room, only a wall to wall, front to back and floor to ceiling music presentation with true to life tonality from the various instruments.
2. Extension ... I’ve seemed to gain about an octave in low bass response. This has the effect of putting more meat on the bones of the instruments. Highs are very extended, breathing new life into my magic percussion recordings. Vibes, chimes, bells, and triangles positioned in the rear of the orchestra all have improved. I’ve experienced no roll-off of the highs what so ever with the new BLUE fuses. Just a more relaxed natural presentation.
3. Dynamics ... This is a huge improvement over the BLACK fuses. Piano and vibes fans ... this is fantastic.
I have a Japanese audiophile CD of Flamenco music ... the foot stomps on the stage, the hand clapping and the castanets are present like never before. Want to hear natural sounding castanets? Get the BLUE fuses.
4. Mid range ... Ha! Put on your favorite Ben Webster album ... and a pair of adult diapers. Play Chris Connor singing "All About Ronnie," its to die for.
Quick .... someone here HAS to buy this double album. Its a bargain at this price. Audiophile sound, excellent performance by the one and only Chris Connor. Yes, its mono ... but so what? Its so good you won’t miss the stereo effects. If you’re the lucky person who scores this album, please post your results here.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ULTRASONIC-CLEAN-The-Finest-Of-CHRIS-CONNOR-Bethlehem-Jazz-1975-NM-UNPLAYED-...
Overall impressions:
Where the RED fuses took about 20 hours to sound their best, and the BLACK fuses took upwards of 200 hours of total break-in, the BLUE fuses sounded really good right out of the box ... and that’s without doing anything about proper directional positioning. Not that the BLUE fuses don’t need breaking in, they do. The improvement continues through week three. Its a gradual break-in thing where each listening session is better than the last.
Everything I described above continues to break new ground in my system as the fuses continue breaking in. Quite honestly, I find it difficult to tear myself away from the system in order to get things done. Its truly been transformed into a magical music machine. With the expenditure of $150.00 and a 30 day return policy there’s really nothing to lose. In my system, its like upgrading to a better pre amp, amp, CD player or phono stage. Highly recommended.
Kudos to Ted Denney and the entire staff at SR. Amazing stuff, guys. :-)
Frank
PS: If you try the SR BLUE fuses, please post your results here. Seems the naysayers, the Debbie Downers and Negative Nellie’s have hijacked the original RED fuse thread. A pox on their houses and their Pioneer receivers.
Frank
I’ve replaced all 5 of the SR BLACK fuses in my system with the new SR BLUE fuses. Cold, out of the box, the BLUE fuses stomped the fully broken-in SR BLACKS in a big way. As good as the SR BLACK fuses were/are, especially in comparison with the SR RED fuses, SR has found another break-through in fuses.
1. Musicality ... The system is totally seamless at this point. Its as if there is no system in the room, only a wall to wall, front to back and floor to ceiling music presentation with true to life tonality from the various instruments.
2. Extension ... I’ve seemed to gain about an octave in low bass response. This has the effect of putting more meat on the bones of the instruments. Highs are very extended, breathing new life into my magic percussion recordings. Vibes, chimes, bells, and triangles positioned in the rear of the orchestra all have improved. I’ve experienced no roll-off of the highs what so ever with the new BLUE fuses. Just a more relaxed natural presentation.
3. Dynamics ... This is a huge improvement over the BLACK fuses. Piano and vibes fans ... this is fantastic.
I have a Japanese audiophile CD of Flamenco music ... the foot stomps on the stage, the hand clapping and the castanets are present like never before. Want to hear natural sounding castanets? Get the BLUE fuses.
4. Mid range ... Ha! Put on your favorite Ben Webster album ... and a pair of adult diapers. Play Chris Connor singing "All About Ronnie," its to die for.
Quick .... someone here HAS to buy this double album. Its a bargain at this price. Audiophile sound, excellent performance by the one and only Chris Connor. Yes, its mono ... but so what? Its so good you won’t miss the stereo effects. If you’re the lucky person who scores this album, please post your results here.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ULTRASONIC-CLEAN-The-Finest-Of-CHRIS-CONNOR-Bethlehem-Jazz-1975-NM-UNPLAYED-...
Overall impressions:
Where the RED fuses took about 20 hours to sound their best, and the BLACK fuses took upwards of 200 hours of total break-in, the BLUE fuses sounded really good right out of the box ... and that’s without doing anything about proper directional positioning. Not that the BLUE fuses don’t need breaking in, they do. The improvement continues through week three. Its a gradual break-in thing where each listening session is better than the last.
Everything I described above continues to break new ground in my system as the fuses continue breaking in. Quite honestly, I find it difficult to tear myself away from the system in order to get things done. Its truly been transformed into a magical music machine. With the expenditure of $150.00 and a 30 day return policy there’s really nothing to lose. In my system, its like upgrading to a better pre amp, amp, CD player or phono stage. Highly recommended.
Kudos to Ted Denney and the entire staff at SR. Amazing stuff, guys. :-)
Frank
PS: If you try the SR BLUE fuses, please post your results here. Seems the naysayers, the Debbie Downers and Negative Nellie’s have hijacked the original RED fuse thread. A pox on their houses and their Pioneer receivers.
Frank
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^^^ uberwaltz ... We seem to have a cadre of evil doers’ lurking about here at A’gon. A new one showed up in the TC thread. Honest to God man, I just don’t get what they get by putting others down. All I can think of is that they lead darkened, narrow little lives and get their jollies by defacing everything they come in contact with. Are these the guys who "key" brand new cars in parking lots? I put a new SR Blue fuse in my Pioneer DVD player that Grover modified for me about two weeks ago. Oh my ... its really coming into its own now. I was listening to a CD of Bob & Ray’s "House Party." There’s one cut of Lena Horne singing a sexy ballad. Its so good, I can sense her presence in the room. Nope, I can’t smell her cologne, but almost. Maybe when I paste my electric panel the cologne will appear. :-) Frank |
geoffkait ... I have some Perry Como albums that are killer! While he seemed to be half asleep while singing, he wasn't asleep at all. The man could sing right along with Sinatra and the other crooners. uberwaltz ... As good as the SR Blue fuses are, TC is even better ... by far. I believe it will become a staple in the industry. Frank |
geoffkait sez ...
They also fall under a very specific personality type with their own specific dominate fear. While the engineer’s specific dominate fear is the fear of criticism, the personality type you described above, Geoff, fears above all else, being taken advantage of. Makes perfect sense, no? Frank |
mapman ...
They deserved every bit of it ... and more. In fact, in a few instances, especially in the Total Contact thread, they deserved to have their asses handed to them in court. By the way, mapman, this is from the original post:
Is THAT the viciousness you alluded to? LMAO ... Frank |
^^^ mapman and others ... This thread was started by an enthusiast (me). The intent was NEVER to "sell fuses." The intent was only to share a positive experience with other like-minded enthusiasts. Actually, it started with the SR Red fuse thread and then advanced to this thread. Based upon the personal attacks and the negativism’s in the original Red fuse thread, I started this thread in an attempt to get away from the BS. In the opening post of this thread, I even asked for the Nellie Downers to either refrain from their negativism or to stay away ... to no avail. The same thing happened in the Total Contact thread. The few bad actors migrated over there and things really became heated. Why? Because the VERY FEW disgusting individuals were not only pulling things out of their misinformed and uninformed posteriors, but they were being totally destructive to the extent of promoting the failure of the product.
Mapman ... what makes you think any seller would want "this ugliness?" There’s nothing to wonder about ... they don’t.
Not by me, pal. I’ve always been cordial to those expressing a legitimate, opposite viewpoint. Its when THOSE FEW, most of whom, have disappeared to crap all over other threads, made a personal vendetta out of it, and/or were making an attempt to burn a small business to the ground. They are totally disgusting individuals, who most likely lead narrow, darkened little lives, and in an attempt to bolster their "manhood,," revel in bullying others . That’s about it ... Frank |
uberwaltz & prof ... We, as posters, have a huge disadvantage in the communication realm, in that, we cannot see facial expressions, hand gestures, voice inflections, etc. I post to a Facebook page where a very predominate reviewer posts as well. I won't mention his name, but I can tell you with no uncertainty, he's one of the most vile individuals I've come across in my many years of posting on the Internet. I'm sure he wouldn't think of talking to me face to face the way he does on that site. Perhaps he doesn't even know how disgusting his diatribe truly is. It's a Facebook page started by an audiophile/manufacturer ... and from time to time politics is the point of conversation. I like to discuss/debate politics in a rational, respectful manner. Not this guy. If he disagrees with your position, he just craps all over you and everyone else. Truly disgusting stuff. I believe there are a FEW who post on A'gon with the same problem as the reviewer mentioned above. THEY were the ones I was addressing in the opening post of this thread. Frank |
^^^ Bull. Read the entire opening thread. Nothing but positivism. Yes, I did dis-invite the worst of the lot. shadorn ... Its when members use terminology like "hogwash," or "scam," that's the problem. What's wrong with that? Plenty. For starters, none of them tried the product for themselves, so they were pulling their comments out of their butts. Secondly, its not up to you, or anyone else to tell strangers how, when or why to spend their money. A bit presumptuous, don't you think? Third, Tim Mrock, with his TC, had a start-up company and his initial success depended upon positive input, not attacks on his product by a bunch of misinformed people using him as a whipping boy for their infantile egos. Frank |
prof ...
Again ... Bull. My attitude has always been that one has the right to express their feelings and thoughts ... as long as it doesn’t entail personal attacks, or demeans the product to the point of failure without trying it/them for themselves.
Refraining from calling THE FEW individuals out was done on purpose. Had I called them out, I would have just been opening the same can of worms again. And if you notice, one of the worst offenders posted again here and I said nothing. Why? Because there was no personal attack. I addressed his "concerns" and just moved on. For you to read anything else into the final paragraph of the opening of this thread other than just asking for civility is making a mountain out of a mole hill. Again ... tens of thousands of Red, Black and Blue fuses sold to an appreciative customer base with very few returns says tons more than a few skeptics posting here. Same with Tim’s Total Contact ... an amazing product that, as good as the Blue fuses are, is even better ... by far. Its good to remember The Golden Rule. Do not try to dissuade others from buying and enjoying products that you haven't experienced for yourself. Pretty simple, really. Frank |
Guys ... Check this debate out. Can you imagine if one of them ever discovered SR Blue fuses or Tim’s "Total Contact?" And the other was a total nonbeliever? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmH7JUeVQb8 I can hear Georgehifi shouting from the audience ... "Snake oil!" ... "Snake oil ... !!!" :-) Frank |
Wolf sez:
Yep, that's what I thought about my ARC Ref-75se until I changed out the existing SR Red and Black fuses for the SR Blues. I honestly thought the ARC was a grain-less amp until I made the fuse changes. Applying Tim Mrock's "Total Contact" was like putting the fuses on steroids x twenty. Have an open mind, read the reviews from those who have actually tried these products .. and go from there. Frank |
jafreeman ... Of all the tweaks in the system, TC was the biggest game changer. My vinyl rig used to take most of my serious listening time. It was just superior to the CD playback I was getting. Not anymore. I probably listen to CD's about 90% of the time now. Honestly, I had no idea how great Red-book CD's could sound. It keeps me interested in the hobby and wondering how much more information is to be had in those silver discs. I'm no longer buying equipment because I've reached the point where I'm very happy with the system as it now sits. I just buy more music. :-) Geoffkait .... The main benefit of the TC is how dramatically it lowers the noise floor. The SR Blue fuses do a nice job here, but the TC is the game changer. Once most of the electrical connections are pasted and allowed to "cure," the noise floor drops even further. That's what the four and eight week phenomenons are all about. It really has to be experienced to be believed. Frank |
bo ... Very interesting post ... On the superior hearing that women have, I've always thought that they hear high frequencies better than men. I believe they can hear distortions in Mid-Fi systems that men cannot hear. Distorted high frequencies are painful for women. With the experience of a truly high end system, their love of music will prevail. Music touches the souls of both men and women. :-) Frank |
uberwaltz sez:
Ha, but she hears you loud and clear when you try to sneak some more records or CD's into the house I'll bet. :>) Mine could hear the sound of a beer can pull tab being released from a mile away. "Wanna have sex?"... deaf. "Wanna go to the mall?" ... hearing like a freakin' bat. :-) |
shadorne sez ...
Have you ever picked up on a drummer named Stan Levy? He played with Charlie Parker at one time during the heyday of bebop jazz. After that, he played in Stan Kenton’s big band. From there, he went on to play for years with Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse Allstars. This is a guy who was a musical drummer. I saw him live many times, sitting only about twenty feet from his drum set. He was simply amazing in the way he could get so much sound out of his drums while appearing effortless. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6LKwv3xXEw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxCJ9apjEh2WZGUoQAlMUSA There were others who were "musical" as well. The names Max Roach, Shelly Manne and Joe Morello come to mind. Shelly Manne: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOokrsEAJ6Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWEdZxeR42U Max Roach, one of the very best bebop drummers: :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhdBW_siCFg And then there was Joe Morello who played for years with the Dave Bruebeck Quartet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Kx1GVYPOos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT9Eh8wNMkw Frank |
Wolf_Garcia brings a total new meaning to the old adage "beating a dead horse." Wolfie ... I know that in order to arrive at the conclusions you have, you must have run extensive tests, no? So, answer this: Thousands of SR fuses are being used at this point in time. How many failures have occurred ... and at what rate compared with just stock fuses? Surely you have this information available to you, do you not?? Its time to change the record, Wolfie ... the flip side is ... read the reviews. Frank |
geoff sez ...
Yes, I did misunderstand you re: Al and Ralph. Sorry man. But the ARC dude isn't mistaken ... he hears like a danged bat. Hell man, ask Ralph. He and the ARC dude are friends. *lol* Frank |
Each system is different. I felt as though the SR Blue fuses was like the SR Black fuses on steroids. I arrived at this conclusion after going through a complete set of SR Red fuses, then Black fuses and then the Blue fuses. If I had to do it all over again, and had they been available at the time, I would have started with the SR Blue fuses to begin with. Frank |
edsky ... Try reversing the direction of the fuse and see if the bass improves. If that was the problem, the imaging will be more defined by switching the fuse direction as well. When the fuse is in the wrong direction, the system will sound a bit out of phase and just not right. Please report back with your results. Thanks ... Frank |
parabellum Changing out the rest of your fuses for the SR Blue fuses will take your system to a new level. Frank |
edsky ... Thanks for the update ... Okay, so now we know that the direction wasn’t the problem. These fuses need time to break in. In the SR fuse line, the Blue fuses have the shortest break-in time. Maybe 50 hours or so. Have you taken the lid off of your combo streamer to see if the fuse is in there? I know that’s what I had to do in order to get to the fuse in my CD player. Frank |
To all of the SR Blue Fuse guys ... After two years of using the SR Blue fuses, I've been trying something much better. The prototype fuses currently under testing are now fully broken in. They are the best yet by far. So, heads up ... this is your advance notification. They should be on the market sometime around the middle of this month. Price and manufacturer to be announced. Frank |