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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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ted_denney
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wolf_garcia
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11-16-2017 10:19am
Over 3,000 $130 fuses sold…I have to wonder what the cost of manufacturing those things actually is, and, although not in the literal sense, there's your boiling vat of snake oil right there!

Actually Garcia Blue Fuses retail for $149.95 and the video was shot two weeks ago. Orders now exceed 4,000 units. Do the math, we have LOTS of happy customers and SR dealers and to my SR fans a BIG thank you! I will always give you my very best, never stop innovating, and as always, build my products right here in the USA 🇺🇸 

Yours in music,
Ted Denney Lead Designer Synergistic Research Inc.
imgoodwithtools
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Ted Denney, Please. I am a believer in your products. I own your speaker cables. I own your digital interface. Galileo LE, all the way. Please. Explain the technology in your fuses. How do they work? You are talking to a believer. I own a Blue fuse. And a Black fuse. How do they work? We are interested.
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oregonpapa OP
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They work fantastic ... just fantastic.  :-)

fleschler
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SRs biggest bang for the buck are his blue fuses and black duplex outlets.  They are equivalent to upgrading either the speakers or amps or both in my system.   My audio system costs 8% of the finest system I've heard, the Von Schweikert $290K speakers w/$500K of VAC gear, basically a $1 million system yet yields about 50% of the sound-extremely enjoyable and missing some of the dynamics, 3D soundstage and openness of that system.  The SR, Stillpoints and to a much lesser extent but cheap, Herbies products really are cost efficient in obtaining superior audio sound.  Choosing the right tubes (can be expensive) and the Shakti Hallographs are more expensive tweaks but equally important as the cheaper tweaks.  I thank Ted Denny for making the blue fuse sound great immediately so that I can enjoy my music without burning expensive tubes without benefit.
analogluvr
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SRs biggest bang for the buck are his blue fuses and black duplex outlets. They are equivalent to upgrading either the speakers or amps or both in my system.

OMG!!  The craziness continues....
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