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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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oregonpapa OP
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lostbears ...

I had a HiFi Tuning fuse in my Ref-75 SE. Not sure what rendition it was though. The SR RED was better. The SR BLACK was WAY better .. and the BLUE was the best of all. 

Frank
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jafreeman
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I agree with Frank, Lostbears--the HiFi Tuning fuses came up last in my series of trials, including Furutech and all SR’s. Perhaps the Supreme has been improved over time, though.

Wolf, you continue to believe we here and thousands of others are delusional fools and only you are correct. Here’s your problem: You are conflating your atheism with your unbelief in SR fuses---this is your error. Whereas you may ridicule those with faith in a Supreme Being on the basis of lack of physical evidence or sensory signs of existence, you may not draw the same conclusion with SR fans, for we DO have evidence of the efficacy of SR fuses. We are hearing the differences SR fuses make in our systems.
I have no problem with atheism--not my point at all--don’t care what your ideas are on theism; just that your atheism does affect how you perceive the world and how you relate to those around you, especially if you are rather dogged in your position and like to make a point of telling others how ridiculous their faith is. Our situation here is quite different, though. I suggest you examine yourself a bit on this, find some humility, even walk back some comments, or you may end up in a straight jacket because we are not going to change our positions on SR fuses, and we are not going away.
jpspock
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6550 tune sols are far better than the initial 6550we or the original logoC. But which one did you buy, black, grey, which périods?

in my ref5se i have grey plate or 1961. I Own black Plate to


aolmrd1241
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jafreeman..."Whereas you may ridicule those with faith in a Supreme Being on the basis of lack of physical evidence or sensory signs of existence, you may not draw the same conclusion with SR fans, for we DO have evidence of the efficacy of SR fuses."

From my understanding...when Jesus returns at the second coming...He will be handing out those heavenly blue fuses to the audio kingdoms of the world.

I know...sounds silly...almost as silly as grown adults bickering over the perplexity of fuses used in audio systems. ;

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Thanks Frank! The HIFI tuning I have are black. I think I am going to try one of the S.R. Blue fuses in my preamp. Do you use any type of footers under your Ref 3 or other ARC gear? Right now I don’t have enough room under my Ref 5se or Ref Phono 2se and still have adequate ventilation. I have large stainless steel cones under my amp and CD player. But I am planning on replacing my rack with a new one after I move this spring. My new rack will have more clearance between shelves.






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