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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?
oregonpapa
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charles1dad
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Mapman,
No one's disagreeing with the reality of different results with the fuses and who is glossing anything over? You reported your results and I and others accept/respect that, no big deal. My point is that Frank  doesn't need to convince the skeptical. We all form our own conclusions  and that's that. Your opinion of the fuses is  no more or less credible than my or anyone else on this thread. It's an open forum and many impressions have been stated here. 
Charles, 
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charles1dad
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The beauty of the SR fuses is the 30 day return policy. You like the fuse, you buy. You don't like them,  return them and get your refund. No harm, no foul. Makes sense to me.
Charles, 
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In the interest of fair play and accuracy, from what I gather from the Music Direct page for HiF Tuning fuses there is actually a 60-day guarantee for HiFi Tuning fuses. Besides everybody and his brother offers a 30 day money back guarantee for just anything you can think of. Heck, I even offer a 30 day money back guarantee on the Teleportation Tweak. Hel-loo! So you cannot hang your hat on a 30 day money back guarantee for SR fuses.its nice, but it’s not unique. And it’s actually only half as good as HiFi Tuning’s guarantee.

Please pass the popcorn.

cheers,

geoff kait
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charles1dad
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You're correct, ,the 30 day  return policy isn't unique but it is certainly useful and provides ample time for a thorough audition at home. I wish all audio products offered adequate return policy arrangements. 
Charles, 
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mapman
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Charles,

Yes there is no full consensus and every opinion matters. 

Not like a full consensus ever really happens anyway with this stuff.

Hey 30 day teleportation tweak from geoffkait guys!   What do we have to loose?  Dignity is overrated.
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