The New Synergistic Research Purple Fuses

 

tsushima1

563 posts

12-17-2021 10:07am

@ted_denney 

“ All fuses exhibit audible directionality. Fast or Slow blow matters not. “

How is that ? 
 

The answer is clearly contained in my quote you cited. No further explanation necessary.

There you have it!

@jerryg123  yes, all fuses exhibit directionality when you listen. It’s the last part, when you listen, that some people have a problem with. I don’t have time for people who won’t listen to something, but will argue about that same something for months and even years online. Especially in light of the fact, we have a strong dealer network, with an airtight 30-day no-risk moneyback guarantee. Anyone who would rather argue that fuses don’t make a difference, or are not directional and can’t be bothered to listen; I can’t be bothered to respond to respond to that. 

So… You have absolutely no idea why then ?

Just think about it for a moment … Current enters a fuse through one conductive end cap which is connected to a section of fusible material which connects to the secondary conductive end cap , simple.

Are your two end caps composed of disparate material ? How has your fusible material been constructed /treated to conduct in a more efficient way in one orientation as aposed to the other ?

So… You have absolutely no idea why then ?
 

No, I know why.

Give it a rest t-sush.

We know what you think, as you keep repeating it ad nauseam.

I'm interested in people that have tried things, or are interested to hear of experiences from those who have.

You don’t possess an enquiring enough mind to wish to be ‘educated’ in the science behind this phenomenon?

As for basic mathematics … I have made exactly two enquiries on this subject … where is your “ as you keep repeating it ad nauseam“ go from there ? 

Guys and gals some people are best to simply ignore. 

I might start a new post with the title Most Tedious Thread--Let's Vote. 

If I do, I'll put this one near the top. Good grief.

Try the purple fuses. Then try them in each direction. Do you like what you hear? It's a simple if/then and yes/no.

As for me, I tried them in my superb Pass XA60.5s. They are now superber. (Yes, I know. And I know.)

Most manufacturers are quite open and transparent regarding the technicalities behind their products … I have asked a very simple question which you have chosen to evade , why is that ? 

@ted_denney I was not voicing an opinion on your fuses. I have tried fuses in the past (not yours) and guess what they did nothing. I am not going to name names and I am not condemning your product.

I simply stated 'There you have it" and you got twisted, not me.

I am willing to give them a try at some point but have no idea where to begin.

So there you have it.

Merry Christmas Ted.

@tsushima1  Here is your answer from @ted_denney web site.

Ted would have taken you 2 seconds to type this.

I think I may try a fuses again just not sure who's

Jerry my response (to your post) was to clarify my position, I was not upset by your question. That said, I don’t waste time arguing against spurious circular arguments put forth by individuals hiding behind anonymous names on audio forums. Real audiophiles are enthusiastic about their stereos, their number one objective is to get better sound. Real Audiophiles know the only way to determine if something sounds good is to listen. Measurements are not an end, but only a means. I focus on people who are actually into stereo, not those who like to argue endlessly on user boards, people who don’t have top-notch or even up to snuff systems 99.9% of the time because without making decisions based on subjective listening tests, it’s not possible to have a great sounding stereo.

@jerryg123 

That is not an answer to my query based in known physics … It is marketing verbiage 

@tsushima1 Okay then...sounds like you are the rocket surgeon and should be making the case against the directional attributes of a fuse.

Me I could care less thought I was helping.

If you stick one in and flip it and it sounds better there you have it Physics.

and EE can not explain it here Lucy.

You don’t possess an enquiring enough mind to wish to be ‘educated’ in the science behind this phenomenon?

I'm sure ASR is more the forum for your assaults.

You take over threads. Your 'enquiring mind' is harassment.

You say nothing that interests me...

If you stick one in and flip it and it sounds better there you have it Physics.
 

+1

Ted.

All is good and I agree.

@jerryg123

I like when people have tried products/tweaks, and say from experience that the effects were minimal at best, or didn’t suit their system, as you have done.

Even don’t really mind those that ask "How can that possibly work?" (I still think that about fuses).

Just struggle with those who are argumentative, belittling, abusive, posts riddled with derision, and question others’ motivation, morals, intelligence and honesty.

I have some items I’ve bought where I question their efficacy. Unfortunately my location and purchasing style means I am unable to return items.

Merry Christmas Jerry. 

November give the purple Fuses 72 to 96 hours. And you don’t need music running through the system, just leave equipment on where they’re applied. They will be smoother/more musical than Orange after they settle in.

So what is a T 10.0 L fuse?

I am a Hockey Bot.

November

 just upgraded from all orange to all purple and I am absolutely thrilled and actually rather gobsmacked at the leap in clarity and detail etc 

How many components did you put them in?  Which ones?  Did you put them all in at the same time?  Did you put them in the same way?  Were you able to distinguish whether you put them in the right direction?  If you put them in one component at the time, did you hear a sound improvement with each component?  

Ted

I am still troubled by directionality for multiple reasons ---I am functionally blind and my components are in a space where I can't get o them easily.  I have had all of your fuses except Purple.  I am considering Purple.  I have the QSA yellow now.  If I buy 4-5 Purples, does it make sense to initially place them into your component as follows:  if the ground is on the bottom the writing on the fuse would read L-R?  if the ground is on the top, the writing on the SR fuse should read R-L?  Or does the ground even matter?  

You just have to listen, one by one. If you’re currently putting in fuses yourself, changing direction shouldn’t be too much trouble or if it is, have a friend help. This is true for all fuses specialty or otherwise, and is always best practice.

Oregonpapa ,

Because of your thread I went ahead and purchased the SR purple fuses to replace the QSA yellows in my mono amps.

First install, there is more wholeness to the music. I also coated the ends with NPS-1260.

Thank you, Frank (RIP)

ozzy

RIP ? Please clarify 

@novemberman1103  Passing this along, sadly...

^^^^^^^^^ This ^^^^^^^^^

 Hi Ted,

  I replaced my orange fuses with purple fuses and put them in the exact same direction as the orange fuses which I listened to for direction when I installed the orange fuses.

  The purple fuses made a big difference.  Would you suggest that I once again check the purple fuses for direction and not just go with what sounded good for the orange fuses.

  Thanks for moving the bar forward in developing the purple fuses. I took one of your dealers up on a free in home trial of your Tranquility pod that I placed on my pre-amp.  It didn't go back to the dealer. I don’t know how or why it works. I can say this it too made a big difference in the quality of sound.

Simguy the best practice would be to replace one Orange fuse with a Purple fuse one fuse change at a time starting in the same direction. If the new Purple fuse immediately sounds better in most ways over Orange in the same orientation, then simply go to the next fuse location, no need to listen in both directions. If however you encounter one application or two where a Purple fuse does not immediately sound better in most ways simply reverse direction. Again you don’t need to listen both ways with all fuses, only when a single Purple fuse is not a significant upgrade in most ways over an outgoing Orange fuse. This is down to a new long duration high-voltage conditioning process first developed for SRX cables.

I hope this helps.

Ordered a purple one for my amplifier. 

I am trying a SR purple in my Request Audio Beast at the moment. Power Amp is a boulder 1160. The Purple is a huge improvement over the Orange but - it is very musical but for me a little bit too much. It tends to soften the sound in the whole frequency range. I prefer the QSA yellow which is more neutral and detailed. I will try a QSA Red next. 

Still a little confused as to the purple fuse direction on my tube mono block amps. This fuse replaced a QSA yellow in which the arrow on that fuse pointing from back to front.

The purple fuse was initially installed basically the same way with the writing going from back to front. The soundstage sounded ok, but the vocals sounded a little too warm.

So, I reversed the purple direction, now the writing is going from the front to back. At least at now (5 hours usage) it seems to have more detail, and the vocals seem to be more prominent.

ozzy

The fuse direction on slow blow fuses is because they have a small diode at one end. The diode holds the incoming rush of voltage. If this type of fuse is installed the right way the high end is clean sounding. Not a dull sounding. 

First impression very positive. Used Under African Skies by Paul Simon to A/B. No contest against the stock fuse in my tube integrated. I don’t have any experience with prior versions of fuses or other brands. 

After 6 weeks, the music take another big step, full body sound.  I was realy surprise, I was thinking the breaking time was over. That is a very good surprise 

I am really digging the SR purple fuses with my tube amps. I still don’t understand how a fuse can make such a difference, but...

ozzy

I'm with you ozzy. I have no idea why a fuse can make so much difference. It all adds up to a cheap upgrade. 

After 3 days and a swap back to the old fuse, I agree, something there. Better musical flow, image is cleaner, I feel like the overall sound is more satisfying. 

I have no idea why, but the Purple fuse I installed the other day on my Innuos ZENith MK3 worked wonders. Shocking actually. A more audible difference than even experimenting with several expensive power cords for my Innuos unit. The fuse is one of things that should not make any difference at all, conceptually, but yet, it does.

Yes, the directionality can be confusing, but really no problem with Innuos, as they have a very good instructions page in fuses in their webpage: https://innuos.com/kb/replacing-the-fuse-on-innuos-products/

My method to find out which direction the fuse should go is to use a mains tester on the fuse holder without the fuse in place. (when possible)

I place the fuse arrow from the hot to the neutral.

Anyone has further comparisons between QSA Yellow and SR Purple?

I have two QSA Yellow (one on a farad lpsu and one on a switch) and contemplating deploying two more, either yellow or sr purple - on my dac and my integrated.