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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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dlcockrum
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bdp24,

I’m not equating the two in any other way, but the sonic effect of effective room treatment on bass response has a very similar result of creating the perception of new ultra-low frequency bass response. That latter was, of course, there before, just masked by over-wrought mid-bass frequencies in the untreated room. The Blue is voiced differently than the Black in the bass and creates a similar perception.

And I completely agree with jkuc that the weakness of the SR fuses is timbre, thus the earlier suggestion to experiment with mixing and matching brands to achieve the best balance of benefits from the different voicing/sound character of each.

Dave
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lalitk
5,363 posts
 
I second the recommendation of mixing and matching fuse brands. Every component is different, as with any tweak I don’t see much prudence in fitting your entire system with SR Black or Blue fuses. If that’s what you prefer, by all means go for it.

In my rig, I am using a combination on SR Black, HiFi Tuning Supreme and HiFi Tuning Supreme Cardas Cu (Copper Fuse made from Cardas Low Eddy Copper). The Cardas Cu were godsend for my Aurender. I end up preferring the CU’s organic, slightly warmer tone compared to SR or Silver Supreme’s.

drjoed
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Can anyone explain the science of how a fuse, which is a piece of wire designed to pass current and melt with a defined excess current flow, can change the sound of a system? And what is the “secret wire” in a 100 dollar fuse vs. a 50 cent fuse?
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pbnaudio
1,613 posts
 
Drjoed,

No one can explain this - because any difference in sound exist only in the mind of the ones that can "hear" it  - they want to hear a difference - so they do.  

I'd rather spend $100 on 5 or 6 new albums, but that's me - as they say - to each his own.

Good Listening

Peter

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nonoise
10,795 posts
 
You're new at this, aren't you? It's not science. It's just better manufacturing. Go back and read up on the other threads lest we rehash the obvious. Doing that gives rise to the same old trite and tiresome arguments that have already been laid to rest.

All the best,
Nonoise
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