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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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davidpritchard
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sherod:
You are absolutely correct that each outlet in my Mother's system effects the system's sound even though three outlets of the five total have no audio components inserted. The other outlets have previously been upgrade to three Synergistic Research Teslaplex and one Furutech GTXD-R. 

I plan to allow the new Synergistic Research Black outlet to break in for a week and then see if adding an additional Black outlet will obtain an additional improvement.

David Pritchard
sherod
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What a good son! Please keep us posted on the improvements.

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lak
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David,
Thanks for the update regarding the SR Black outlet.
In your system what do you have plugged into it?
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davidpritchard
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lak:
System 1:
Plugged into the Black outlet is the Synergistic Research Power Conditioner 10 Mark ll. The audio system is then plugged into the conditioner.

System 2:
Plugged into the Black outlet is a Synergistic Research Power Conditioner 4. This is the headphone system. So SACD player and tube amp are plugged into this conditioner. The Black outlet is really improving the headphone experience. 75 hours on this system.

Neither my house nor my Mother's apartment is it possible to have dedicated circuits. I am looking forward to Mother's Day Dinner at the apartment tonight so I can also get listen to the break in progress her Black outlet has made -it will have 24 hours on it.

David Pritchard
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David, have you tried the new Furutech NCF outlet?  It's about the same price as the new SR Black.  
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