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Synergistic Red Fuse ...

I installed a SR RED Quantum fuse in my ARC REF-3 preamp a few days ago, replacing an older high end fuse. Uhh ... for a hundred bucks, this little baby is well worth the cost. There was an immediate improvement upon installation, but now that its broken in (yes, no kidding), its quite remarkable. A tightening of the focus, a more solid image, and most important of all for my tastes, a deeper appreciation for the organic sound of the instruments. Damn! ... cellos sound great! Much improved attack on pianos. More humanistic on vocals. Bowed bass goes down forever. Next move? .... I'm doing the entire system with these fuses. One at a time though just to gauge the improvement in each piece of equipment. The REF-75se comes next. I'll report the results as the progression takes place. Stay tuned ...

Any comments from anyone else who has tried these fuses?
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Hi Frank,that's a nice gesture and demonstrates the friendly  community environment I'd mentioned in an earlier post,. That's what I did with my friend  Jeff,  a borrowed  SR Red and then a borrowed Black fuse. He listened and that was all it took.  Why get too caught up in the marketing and questioning the materials. Interesting to know what things are made of but you'd still have to listen to determine the true worth and competence of an audio product. Frank  you're right, you can analyze  and speculate for ever, just simply listen. We're talking about 100 dollars  not thousands (thank  goodness)😊  Again,  a very nice and sincere offer Frank.
Charles, 
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Almarg,
I have several Red fuses that are now my spares.  They are 3 amp slo blo. If you can use this value fuse  I'll be happy to loan them to you. Consider it a small  token of respect for all of your excellent technical contributions to us here over the years. 
Charles, 
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mapman has a problem with understanding a written text... age? shady brain.. ?  :-)
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Hey ... There's no dust on mapman's brain. Read his last post on what constitutes a successful salesman. Honesty all the way. 

Mapman . 

Check first. Charles reminded me that the 3 amp fuse I want to send you is a slo-blo.   Oh, and its a large one, not the small one. See .. like I said, I'm not technically literate. *lol*
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Charles, that’s an exceedingly thoughtful offer, and much appreciated!! 3 amps won’t work for me though, at least in the components I use for critical listening. My VAC amp has a 4 amp fuse in each channel, my Stax headphone amp takes a 1.5 amp fuse, and the fuses in the other components are all a fraction of an amp. Also, my CD player, which (consistent with some of the comments that have been made in the thread) would probably be a logical choice to try first, I’ve just sent back to Bryston for repair of a problem with its display.

Thanks so much, though, for the kindly offer, and for the nice words. Best regards,
-- Al

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