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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



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FRANK, oops...... @oreganpapa


HOLD ON,,

pbnaudio, kind of dissed you!

Didn’t notice this.?

Why aren’t you trying to disprove his existence?

FRANK , You’re dropping the ball! I'm suddenly feeling left out.

Comm’on dude! You're slippin'
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........please excuse my lack of emogies...hopefully my words speak for themselves?
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I think I'll give the Blues a try. Although I've been very happy with my Maestro outlets, (they blew away the Porter Ports & the FIM), with this deal, I'll be able to finally try graphene out. If it doesn't work out, I'm starting a second system I can use things in as well.
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@davidpritchard,

What about directionality?
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Regarding fuse directionality.....

You’d think a company such as SR would be on top of this and given the high price of entry, would mark their products for optimum performance.

The last time I had my McCormack amp upgraded (three years ago), they have a piece of equipment that tells them the correct direction for fuses that they install. This is a slight additional cost but worth it for the end user.
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Just ordered my combo today. Will report back.
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Hi Uber,

In my K&K Audio Trio phono preamplifier. I have a simplistic system as I only listen to vinyl.  My Trio has a volume control.

Steve
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Here is my initial impression on the Blue fuse in my phono-preamplifier. I let it burn in for 19 hours before listening. After two familiar lps, I hear greater clarity and transparency with no brightness or forwardness. I believe I have it installed in the correct direction. I’m gonna wait until 200 hours are over before making my final impressions and before I install the Blue outlet that feeds my Hydra that drives my front-end electronics so as to get a better understanding of what that outlet can do.
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Thank you sir. I can tell a slight improvement since my previous post.

I’m listening to J.J. Cale/Eric Clapton "The Road to Escondido" now, the last time I put it on, I couldn’t get through side 1 before taking it off. It really sounds very good now. Instead of listening to a good recording, as before, now I'm listening to them perform in a small club venue.

Steve
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Just installed the blue outlet. Right before, I had just finished listening to Richard Thompson "Rumor & Sigh". I put on side two after the outlet install. On "Don't Sit on my Jimmy Hand", what were before faint instrumentations are now brought forth. They are more prevalent and relevant. There is a sense of delicacy in the lighter notes.

Yes, this is just the beginning.
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an analog ease of presentation.....
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I check my line noise today with my line EMI meter and it has dropped around 80mv since I installed the blue outlet.
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@uberwaltz,

I’m very familiar with the value of great tweaks. So much so, that I’m more than willing to wait for those tweaks to morph into a better version or the best tweak to appear from another manufacturer.

My system sounded great before this tweak. So, my main focus is music. And yes, there’s a lot of great music being released now.

Steve
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Blue outlet, one week later...noticeable increase in clarity.
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@davidpritchard,

Thanks. I'm going to try and wait on another fuse/outlet deal from The Cable Company. Who knows, maybe by that time there will be another/better tweak?

Steve
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