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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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tuberist
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I put one in my Peachtree Nova 125se. Shocking improvement....I thought I was just being a tweak geek but this is one $90 improvement I'm glad I spent. I noticed more detail and significantly wider deeper soundstage....how was this possible??? totally bizarre.
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tuberist ...

Its amazing that a little fuse can bring such an improvement. In some cases its akin to upgrading to a better piece of equipment. Very much worth the cost of entry in my estimation. 
gakman
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So after hearing the amazing improvement from the two black fuses (power amp and phono stage) in my system, I decided to jump on the free fuse with purchase of the black power cord offer.
Arrived on Friday 4/8, quickly installed black fuse into my Classe CT-SSP, had a long listening session on Sunday evening, again very impressed with the results. I recently bought the CD by Halie Loren titled Stages, I thought that it sounded somewhat veiled (maybe because recorded live) but listening on Sunday it was a different CD.
To say I am impressed with the black fuses is an understatement, and this newest one wasn't even through with burn in.
I will share my thoughts about the black power cord on oregonpapa's  power cord thread.
Gary
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davidpritchard
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gakman

Congratulations on the improved sound. I think you will hear continued improvement over the next two weeks. Where are you going to put the Synergistic Research Black Power Cord?

David Pritchard
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Only because I promised to post a follow-up, I did receive and install the SR Black fuse in my preamp. I realize more burn-in is required. So far the biggest difference is more treble energy. Not edginess or excess brightness, but more high frequency energy. It’s not really bad or good, just a bit different, and it is subtle. It is possible that the soundstage has been subtley expanded as well, but I am not sure of this yet. Due to hosting out-of-town guests for a few weeks, I will be unable to do any critical listening until next month. I will try to post updates of my impressions after I have had more time to burn it in and do some critical listening.
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