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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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hasse
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I´m tempted to try them in my Maggie 3.7´s.
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davidpritchard
801 posts
 
The Synergistic Research fuses- the Original and the RED fuses have been a big improvement in my systems. I have heard a significant improvement with the following: amps-Jadis, Art Audio, Triode of Japan, Eddie Current ZanaDeux. CD player-Marantz SA11S2. Dac- Antelope. Self powered subs Gallo and SVS.

I have compared the SR fuses to Isoclean and Furotech. I much prefer the Synergistic Research improvements.

Finally they are one of the few companies that allow and encourage a 30 day trial.

They sound good right out of the box and reach their maximum improvement after a week of having a signal run through them
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wig
831 posts
 
It's personal preference but the AH fuses were superior to SR in every component, more texture, fuller sounding and very natural sounding.
mitch2
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Hi Wig, did you compare the AH to the 20 or the Red, or both? Did you use them in source components, amplifiers or both?
I have heard good things about the AH fuses but they sure are expensive.
I only justified buying/trying a couple of Reds because I took advantage of the Partsconnexion 25 percent off sale. A straight-up $117 per fuse is a lot, especially when I simply have not heard much difference between fuses in my system.
Just curious as to how you used them to achieve the best effect.
Thanks
PS: BTW, very nice system. I'll bet the VAC integrated sounds great with the AZ Crescendos.
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oregonpapa OP
2,850 posts
 
Anyone tried the fuses filled with bees wax? $175 per fuse.
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