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| Synergistic Red Fuse ... I am of two minds on such topics, and wouldn't have it any other way. My education is in math/statistics and I have loved the career it gave me in logic. So I can wear that hat, and that mind can remain cautious of magic, yet respecful of the sen... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Not to be tedious, but a lot of equipment has cartridge fuse holders that push in on the back of the unit, then turn to lock. Has anyone flipped an SR Black in such a cartridge, and if so, did you think it sounded better with the writing on the f... | |
| Which Preamp Audio Research LS3B or Sonic Frontiers SFL-1 I auditioned the LS3 against an Audible Illusion 3a, Conrad Johnson Pv2, and a First Sound Passive. It's all subjective and depends on the system, but I thought the Audible Illusion pumped up the sound too much, the Conrad Johnson was too soft, t... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Just to confuse matters a bit, I saw some conflicting specifications for fuse size on a Pass Aleph P preamp, so I asked Pass, who provided the correct value, but added, "If you are using after market or fast blow fuses, you will have to go up in ... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... I'd look at the fuses that work and see if they have a T inscribed on the end, or have a spiral wire instead of a straight element. If either are true, they are likely slow blow. I found this, but can't vouch for its correctness: "If the fuse is ... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Jon, it seems you could pin the problem down for both SR and Ayre by getting all four versions of the ,25A Littlefield fuses for next to nothing and see what blows and what doesn't. If none blow, then SR probably has anot issue.. If some do and so... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... In my case: all tubes except a SS DAC, and no power conditioning. I'd describe the presentation as "new" rather than some quality being enhanced. The only concern I'd have is with a system that was artificially bright or boomy, because these fus... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... If it had not been for personal accounts, the marketing of Synergistic Research would have pushed me away from trying their fuses. | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... I swapped the two Reds for Blacks in the Vac Avatar Integrated, and added two Blacks in a Benchmark DAC. Since I had already sent back the Reds, and added two more fuses, any A/B claims I make are not really Apple/Apple. Frank, Charles, and ot... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... To me, the Red's do not impart a flavor, although there could be a tilt or a bump somewhere in there. Their illusive quality of value is a sense that a choke point has been opened and a fog dispersed. There's a sense of moving into the room that t... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Thx, Gwalt. I had them in right.My previous concern over the Red's deep bass has disappeared. They sound great. In fact, I begin channeling Gollum, wanting to hold onto my precious Reds. Do I really want to send them back for the Blacks? I ha... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... GaltDoes your VAC have fuse holders that push in on the back? If so, what does "backwards left to right" mean since it seems like it would depend how you held it? I'm kind of dense.Thanks | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... JafreemanInteresting thoughts.I suspect the new phase of A/B-ing Red-Black-Red-Black we’re entering will be more problematic than the revelatory first hearing of the Red. I think the vagaries of A/B occur because we tend to overlay what we’re hea... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Marqmike, I've only had them since Jan 11. I would agree that they are changing, but I've listened to so many different albums that I'm mainly just repeatedly surprised by what is revealed. I've thought of getting some more for my Benchmark DAC, ... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... I know the interest has shifted to the Black being the new Red, but I’ll conclude my listening impressions of the Red.This has been one of the most curious experiences of my listening life. On one side, there’s a sense of reporting on Unicorns, b... |