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The new Synergistic Research BLUE fuses ....

New SR BLUE fuse thread ...

I’ve replaced all 5 of the SR BLACK fuses in my system with the new SR BLUE fuses. Cold, out of the box, the BLUE fuses stomped the fully broken-in SR BLACKS in a big way. As good as the SR BLACK fuses were/are, especially in comparison with the SR RED fuses, SR has found another break-through in fuses.

1. Musicality ... The system is totally seamless at this point. Its as if there is no system in the room, only a wall to wall, front to back and floor to ceiling music presentation with true to life tonality from the various instruments.

2. Extension ... I’ve seemed to gain about an octave in low bass response. This has the effect of putting more meat on the bones of the instruments. Highs are very extended, breathing new life into my magic percussion recordings. Vibes, chimes, bells, and triangles positioned in the rear of the orchestra all have improved. I’ve experienced no roll-off of the highs what so ever with the new BLUE fuses. Just a more relaxed natural presentation.

3. Dynamics ... This is a huge improvement over the BLACK fuses. Piano and vibes fans ... this is fantastic.

I have a Japanese audiophile CD of Flamenco music ... the foot stomps on the stage, the hand clapping and the castanets are present like never before. Want to hear natural sounding castanets? Get the BLUE fuses.

4. Mid range ... Ha! Put on your favorite Ben Webster album ... and a pair of adult diapers. Play Chris Connor singing "All About Ronnie," its to die for.

Quick .... someone here HAS to buy this double album. Its a bargain at this price. Audiophile sound, excellent performance by the one and only Chris Connor. Yes, its mono ... but so what? Its so good you won’t miss the stereo effects. If you’re the lucky person who scores this album, please post your results here.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ULTRASONIC-CLEAN-The-Finest-Of-CHRIS-CONNOR-Bethlehem-Jazz-1975-NM-UNPLAYED-...

Overall impressions:

Where the RED fuses took about 20 hours to sound their best, and the BLACK fuses took upwards of 200 hours of total break-in, the BLUE fuses sounded really good right out of the box ... and that’s without doing anything about proper directional positioning. Not that the BLUE fuses don’t need breaking in, they do. The improvement continues through week three. Its a gradual break-in thing where each listening session is better than the last.

Everything I described above continues to break new ground in my system as the fuses continue breaking in. Quite honestly, I find it difficult to tear myself away from the system in order to get things done. Its truly been transformed into a magical music machine. With the expenditure of $150.00 and a 30 day return policy there’s really nothing to lose. In my system, its like upgrading to a better pre amp, amp, CD player or phono stage. Highly recommended.

Kudos to Ted Denney and the entire staff at SR. Amazing stuff, guys. :-)

Frank

PS: If you try the SR BLUE fuses, please post your results here. Seems the naysayers, the Debbie Downers and Negative Nellie’s have hijacked the original RED fuse thread. A pox on their houses and their Pioneer receivers.

Frank



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returned the fuse and they gave me my money back the same day..
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gdhal
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Hi @uberwaltz

While you are waiting for George to answer your question, perhaps you need to be reminded you have yet to answer mine, posed to you in this thread initially 04-06-2018 11:44am and then subsequently 04-06-2018 5:55pm.

Additionally, while I certainly understand you are under no obligation, you mentioned in your 04-08-2018 7:29am post that "And with that I bid thee all farewell. Time to abandon ship before it sinks without a trace." Looks like you've had a change of heart.

You and others should take note that at least IMO, @georgehifi is rather knowledgeable and should be commended for imparting his knowledge. Even in cases where I or someone else might disagree with George, at least he can always demonstrate a rationale explanation. This is in contrast to so many others on this site who simply state the impossible, and then do nothing more than act childish once presented with a thought out rebuttal. 
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uberwaltz
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Because imho blind double testing does not truly work, note i state IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, nothing more and nothing less.
nothing more nefarious than that
If it is truly any concern to yourself, I returned as it looked like it may have taken a turn for the better but recent posts by George and others are destined to land it right back into the mire again .

And as I have stated numerous times science does NOT hold or have all the answers, sorry but I have witnessed just too much in my work experience to be able to assert that everything can be easily categorised and explained.
I openly admit I truly do not know  exactly why the fuses work , in my system, in my house and to my ears but they do.
And apparently quite a few thousand other users of said fuses think the same......

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I installed an SR Blue fuse in my "new" Grover DVD player a little over a week ago now ... the difference is remarkable. Of course I pasted the end caps with TC before installing the fuse. Talk about bass response! In spades.

  " the difference is remarkable. Talk about bass response! In spades."
To the non technical gullible, a fuse cannot do this. THIS IS PURE BS!!!!

This is pure "snake oil" an AC mains fuse cannot EVER do this in a CD player, there are transformer/s after the mains fuse, then bridge rectifier/s, then every power supply section after the bridge rectifier’s is super regulated by different + and - regulators for each section, so it is IMPOSSIBLE for a mains fuse to do this BS.

EG: It’s like saying someone dropped an drop of water in the Pacific Ocean off California and we could still see the ripples at Bondi Beach it caused here in Australia, that just how stupid, stupid, stupid all this "snake oil" fuse BS is.

As I said before get Synergistic Research to back up your statements here on Audiogon with posts of their own. As every manufacture I've seen on Audiogon has something to say if their product is mentioned and discussed in a thread.

Cheers George
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jafreeman
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Alright, let's talk about why these fuses might improve what we are hearing.  If you believe a quieter current produces better sound, if you believe grain-free copper produces better sound, then why couldn't a fuse made of superior materials also improve the quality of current and final sound over the stock form?  The AC main input fuse is part of the current pathway--take it out, there is no pathway.  Even though the energy passes through transformers and other power supplies, there must be a burden of distortion carried forward that degrades the quality of the modulated signal all the way to the speakers' diaphragms.  Simply put, superior materials produce a purer sound, and these fuses contribute to that over stock by being superior conductors that are more in line with the better copper, tubes, windings, capacitors, speakers, etc used in better gear vs cheaper, budget gear.  You bought higher-end gear because it contains superior materials throughout--stock fuses are not superior--they are a minimum that can be improved upon.  Even from a layman's understanding, this is not that difficult.      
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