Synergistic Red Fuse ...

Jafreeman, i do agree with you. 

If it sounds good, it's good, maybe just a little smoother but not drastic, i have heard the chord cable users saying the cables sound real bad when new and new in excess of 500 hrs in which there is a transformational change. 

The basic characteristic sound show maybe with just a few hours running and at most by the next listening session.

If they sonic character is not immediately appearent, best to leave it to run with no further sessions until 2 to 3 days before reassesing.

I would think the Black cannot sound similar or as smooth as the Red, i associate more clarity with a less smooth or easy listening and more upfront sounding, some tracks actually may start showing more grain as well due to the more revealing character.

I definately found the Reds on the smooth side without any critical listening, itbwas there from the 1st go. I actually felt the SR20 sounds brasher and boulder but not as smooth and balanced sounding.

I most certainly believe in component/accessory break in periods. I have heard this first hand myself over the years,time and time again. In some instances,the break in period would even go in another direction other than the one I was hoping for,before coming back around to where I thought it could/should be.

But,without any reservation, I also believe that a lot of what we hear can be based on how our mind works in tandem within the bounds of mood,and/or,emotion at the time of any given listening session. This mind set may or may not be in synch with our aural expectations. There have been times that my system sounded so wonderful that I thought it could not possibly get any better... Then there were times when I just wanted to toss the whole system into the street,and start anew.

We humans are a fickle bunch for sure,but I guess the bottom line is...whatever works best for you, and your needs, in your system, is ultimately the correct way of going about your audio business. What one feels works...or not... in ones own system, is what matters most...Not something that someone else’s expectation is...according to their own likes, and and dislikes...aurally speaking,of course.

This thread is actually more entertaining than I previously thought…ranging from near platitudinous mysticism, to squirm worthy oddly florid quasi-paternal statements of the obvious…I'm tellin' ya…this stuff should be mined for material supporting a sort of "b team" mass psychosis or early Harvard Lampoon level esoteric parody. I any case, a wonderful thing.

One wonders if there’s any advantage to quantum tunneling say an entire transformer....hmmmmm. Or all of the internal wiring in a preamp. Maybe provide spools of quantum tunneled hook up wire.

I posted some time ago I was using my preamp. for evaluation of high end fuses. I am using a HIFI Tuning Supreme with over one full year of time on it for a starting evaluation. I now have over 125 hours on a RED fuse and must admit in my system it sounds thin and more HIFI than musical. I am going to put more time on it to see if anything changes to make sure it is not a burn in factor. Today I received my order of the AM beeswax fuse to compare. From what I have read it appealed to me to at least try from a music perspective. The point is as discussed along the way in this thread that these fuses are not a lot different from cable tests in that voicing and taste is very critical to one's final satisfaction. There has been a lot about the RED fuse here and so far I have not found its magic and if the BLACK turns out to be at an even higher point of the same then I am glad for all of the information. As in audio YMMV but do take your time and let your ears, mind, and soul do the talking.