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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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georgehifi
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Bait for the sake of safety? I hardly think so. As I said.
 
" As most here don't know if they're changing an ac mains fuse, dc rail fuse or speaker protection fuse. Maybe we've saved a future life, or at least a piece of equipment."

No one, unless they know what their doing with proper monitoring equipment, should up the amperage rating on a fuse.

Cheers George
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oregonpapa OP
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Question for Wolf_Garcia ...

Doesn't a fuse prove its reliability when it blows? I mean, what are we relying upon when we put a fuse into a piece of electronics? Surely not that it will never blow no matter what.
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andynotadam
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I have eight Black fuses in my system. I had one that was rated at the stock size blow upon power up. I got a free replacement, but went up to the next higher rating and have had absolutely no problems. Since then I have modestly up-rated the Black fuses I subsequently purchased for other equipment. I have had no problems, and I do not fear burning the house down as I am confident that anything approaching a dead short will quickly blow the fuse--at almost any rating of fuse well shy of the current capacity of the breaker.  Yet all my Black fuses are in the 2-3+ amp range save the one in my power distributor.

As an aside, is it just me or does anyone else find the use of the word "Cheers" disconcerting at the close of any of George's Debbie Downer screeds?
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oregonpapa OP
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^^^ Good point, Andy.  A more appropriate word to end his post would be "frown."  :-)
 
wolf_garcia
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Clearly a fuse that blows because it's NOT the manufacturer's specified rating is badly designed, or, more weirdly, improperly rated…would you put an improperly rated fuse in your motorcycle? Would you trust a company that designs and markets that fuse? It likely won't burn down your house, but at 10 times (or so) the cost of one that's rated accurately I'd expect a little more, unless I'd invested over 800 bucks in those fuses…then maybe I'd defend 'em too.
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