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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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geoffkait
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The HiFi Tuning fuse data sheets have been discussed like forever. Wake up and smell the coffee.

rodman99999
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http://www.ultrasystem.com/usfeaturedprodsFUSE_LIT.html
backgroundblur
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Just more fuse updates...

The Black fuse in my Mccormack amp is a winner. Definitely sounds better one way than the other. Was playing Moby Dick for my dad the other day on my Aerial 5t speakers, and I think his exact words were "did you get a subwoofer?" Bass palpability, and precise imaging are the hallmarks with the Black fuse in place.

In the preamp, it’s not so clear. With the Black fuse, precision goes up, but the sound becomes a little dry. With the stock glass fuse, precision is down, but the bounce and liquidity of the music comes through more. Gonna stick with the glass fuse for now there.

Again, thanks for all the posts guys. They’ve been both informative and helpful.

Regards,
Jason
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georgehifi
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The HiFi Tuning fuse data sheets have been discussed like forever. Wake up and smell the coffee.

 
Like I politely asked. 
I asked you to "post links" which you refuse the do, from factual scientific non audio related data that says AC fuses are directional.
Any data supplied by the Audio company/s selling these sometimes "re-bagged" audio fuse can be dismissed as hearsay/voodoo.

Cheers George
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geoffkait
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George, what you actually posted was,

"Please post links to proven scientific data on this, not just hearsay."

You initially said nothing about the data being non-audio related which doesn’t make any sense anyway, since who is going to care about fuse directionality except for audiophiles? Duh! You keep changing your story, which is mostly boloney anyway. By the way I like your expression "proven scientific data" - does that mean it’s been blessed by MIT? NASA? The Pope?

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