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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Please add me to the club

I have two power cables supplied by Bryston came as a matched pair for the amps ( caveat, although the same, could measure different. Assume the same ? ).

Both plugged into Torus TOT AVR and up to the Headamp GSX Mk2 so at the Amp end could not see the difference when I changed the power connection over.

I picked the Blue fuse several times not once did I get it wrong, better sound by far more transparent, clean natural vocals etc. Worth the extra for me.

Note this was with a New Fuse not burnt in

More to follow as I will try 5 with my main system in a few weeks as these are burning in at the momnet


I bought a Bryston BIT-20.  The tech told me the 20 amp A/C cable was very good.  It was mediocre and slowed down the pace of the music.  Installed a high end GroverHuffman A/C cable and voila, open and rhythmically correct music.  It allowed the BIT-20 to improve the sound.  
Has anyone compared SR Blue against Furutech?
I use Furutech fuses in all my components and, with proper burn-in, they sound amazing.
Haven't tried any other aftermarket fuses though; went straight for Furutech as I had very positive experience with their top rhodium AC receptacle.
Stefan_c89  Since you already have the Furutech fuses, and are familiar with them, it would be great to have you compare both. You could start with a Blue Fuse...SR is running a promo for a free fuse with some of their accessories. All are returnable.