Nah!! serious !! you can't even get that right, you’ve got to hit the spot, that was lame attempt, this is you
https://youtu.be/YTY26k0CA0I?t=5
https://youtu.be/YTY26k0CA0I?t=5
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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georgehifi ... Okay Georgie Porgie, I admit ... you have a sense of humor after all. Here ... this is for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0p1fjLPjYQ&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0k1SoRADrAygqIIomTcdxIIlBfyyDUrAN-uAXHiA9Gay32S65zFPHyg9Q |
You must be an engineer.And your a https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/09c74b34-a0a7-402b-9109-fb391ba0ab37/d31ye... or maybe a https://ibb.co/5vhWDbC Na!! I go your both plus this one https://hatepseudoscience.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/155563c33065bcce2169f5e3aca73c99.jpg?w=604&... |
jay23 ... And yet, you still didn't get the subtle humor in my last post. Do you take everything literally? I know, I know ... food is nothing but fuel and sex is only for procreation, right? You must be an engineer. Frank |
jay23 I will not respond to that comment, Jay. I'll just leave it here for posterity so that other members can gaze with disbelief upon your shallow personage. Frank |
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He came, he saw, he trolled for customers, he left. He did the same thing over on Sterophile forum three years ago. MG and I and May Belt went round and round the merry go round for like forever. For some reason MG got all uppity and 😡 when May went after him. It was something to behold. 🤗 From what I can tell some folks are VERY set in their ways. 🤡 |
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The changes to tonal balance, the slight shifts or tilt on the treble/bass balance. A big increase in clarity. The prominence of vocal or their recession into the music.. all features if slight changes to various tweaking. One far cheaper way to get the SAME RESULTS is to fiddle with bits of wood under your gear. Naturally it can be boosted into the expensive with exotic wood... But trying a few exotic wood pen blanks, or knife blanks might bring more surprises than buying the latest color fuse. And I nor anyone I know makes a nickel off somebody finding some bits of wood to play with. even the local Maple, Oak and Walnut trim at your Menard’s can be a good place to start. I just cut up a 1/2" by 3/4" 8ft long Oak stick into 3" bits to try out under the Bloodwood spindles holding up my Magepans. I had used some African Blackwood (as I had the wood laying around 1/4" by 3/4" by 4" anyway, but it way making the bass too strong for my apartment living... So the Oak was a on hand thing to fiddle with. |
It’s been my experience, the better/more efficient/more finely tuned, everything around something that’s going to be upgraded: the more obvious a change that upgrade will provide. Works with computers, race cars, motorcycles, or- audio equipment. Anything that can be upgraded, in a series of components/parts. ie: The differences in PCs, home wiring, outlets and fuses, are much more obvious, after improved capacitors, regulators, and(especially) rectifier tubes or diodes are installed, in one’s power supply. The particular device(pre, power amp, phono stage, etc), doesn't usually matter. Actually having some experience in these things, makes it much easier to understand. |
Chuck has it right. Fuses can change the tonal direction of a system enough that your system may become be too detailed and resolving for your particular tastes. Conversely, other high end fuses can tip the tonal character to the warm side. The bottom line is they do impact the overall tonal balance and sound of our systems in a noticeable manner. I have heard it over and over. I use upgraded fuses to dial in my system’s tonal balance to my liking. They impact the resulting sound much like cabling can. So yes, some would call this impact dramatic. It certainly can be dramatic for audiophiles that intimately know the sound of their rigs and find these sonic and tonal changes important. Small changes to an audiophile can be dramatic in terms overall music enjoyment. Fuses are simply another part in the power supply of our gear. I hear changes in sound quality when upgrading IEC sockets, wire, caps, inductors and diodes all located in the power supply. Parts matter folks. The blades in our IECs make a difference even though they are only an inch or so long. Same with diodes, resistors and certainly fuses. Most easy to understand and hear for those who build, mod, swap, listen and intentionally want to learn about parts and their influence on sound. Perhaps these nuances are not important to you? That is fine for you and the topic of fuses should be of no interest to you then. Not sure why some folks want to make it unimportant to others who are just different from you? The sonic impact of fuses is undeniable based on user, actual user, reviews and testimonies. Overwhelming, near universal enjoyment of what these fuses bring sonically, with so very few outliers not hearing the sonic impact. So very few. The aggregate experience of music and gear lovers has already proven fuses have a sonic impact. The crowd of doubters who have not experimented and still say “no way” is rather hard to take serious. They just don’t know. |
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Let’s agree for the moment that fuses of whatever kind do make a difference. Great. Bingo. However, reading the post above..., "...Synergistic fuses that went in and were amazingly, unambigouosly, obviously and beyond a doubt insanely better."makes it less believable. I doubt than anybody here has a fully crappy system that cannot play even close to decent. I suspect that millercarbon has a truly nice set-up many would envy. I really do. Now, to make it so much better, the way it is described, just by changing a fuse would make me think that system was not that good to begin with. Which is what I highly doubt. Ok, maybe fuse made some difference, but if it makes it all insanely better, something is wrong with the rest of the equipment. And what are the chances of that slipping unnoticed? |
geoffkait, I apologize. I thought I would be a good and polite boy and read a few of your posts thoroughly. It saddens me that you cannot comprehend my replies. How about you taking a vacation in Minnesota? Winter is coming and freezing there would make you amazingly, unambigouosly, obviously and beyond a doubt insanely better. |
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As a matter of fact George the brand new $1 fuses I have replaced over the years always sound just the same as the $1 one that blew. Gonna go out on a limb, guess that's something like 20-30 times, everything from car stereo to high end tube amps to phono stages. I've never bothered to photograph a fuse because every single one I've ever seen looked as new as the day it went in regardless of how many years or cycles its seen. None of these had any effect on the sound until the Synergistic fuses that went in and were amazingly, unambigouosly, obviously and beyond a doubt insanely better. In other words, and respectfully, but George you are full of it. Is it true you run a store? Have anything at all to do with audio? Other than post uninformed opinion? Gosh I sure hope not. Cheers Chuck |
Anyone that's remotely considering spending $150 on a $1 fuse, save your money and do this instead. Change your old crusty fuses that may have seen too many turn on cycles (pics attached), then do it with the same $1 fuse, not the BS $150 SR boutique ones, as they will sound the same and age just as fast. Pics of fast and slow blo fuses that have seen too many turn on cycles over a couple of years. https://ibb.co/PzWvzwr (left to right over time aging) https://ibb.co/17Tvy6t (right to left over time aging) Cheers George |
"Real Graphene is one molecule thick and therefore invisible!"Not so fast, Candie. Just because it is one molecule thick should not mean it is invisible to everybody. Many will not see it, but some will. Reasons for this differnce is debatable, of course. Think of it as wire directionality. It is there, but nobody can hear it despite some theories floated around. Those who can hear it may hear it just because they know it exists. Just like those who see graphene. Human hearing and eyesight may not be sensitive enough, but power of imagination is mighty and it fills holes that make reality unpleasant. Enjoy the beautiful appearance of graphene together with improvements associated with wire directionality. We will not tell anyone. |
The most obvious plot hole the naysayers didn’t even catch. Graphene is a two dimensional material so if you see something painted BLACK or a solution that’s BLACK it’s not Graphene. Real Graphene is one molecule thick and therefore invisible! Hel-loo! Let’s say it’s Graphene’s nephew and call it even. |
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Oh, geez, the Red Queen has returned from her self imposed exile.You logged into the wrong thread. Please, check your thread and try your post again. I believe, this is the one you attempted to participate in... https://beemaster.com/forum/index.php |
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$3 fuse from Amazon? all right. I can understand the panic in georgehifi’s post !!! Now what, the Emperors has been clearly exposed as being buck naked and having severe diaper rash... One reason when I bought some expensive duplex outlets, I picked Furutech They CUSTOM MAKE every part. No hardware store gussied up junk. I can assume??? the SR duplex have the same sort of ’quality’ in every step of ’building’ as their $3 fuse too. Oh, sorry, $149 fuse.This is the MOST SATISFYING TURN OF EVENTS THREAD EVER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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