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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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Mapman
Yes I know that was direct from SR website but I Think you could be right that is just some marketing Joe spelling it out.

I miss the pit girls! Always worked for me!
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You the worst of the "Awesome Foursome" and are technically inept. All you have is "snake oil" as that's all you can present.
At least I can follow a conversation to stay on topic.

By the way, if "Awesome Foursome" is an analogy to the Musketeers, does that make you Cardinal Wishiknew?

All the best,
Nonoise
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geoffkait - Oh, my! That’s so deep. If it gets any deeper in here I’ll have to put on my old hip waders.

Well, I guess you didn't pick up on the fact that I instantly recognized a quote of yours earlier in the thread as belonging to the Bob Dylan song "Subterranean Homesick Blues".

I keep forgetting, you don't actually listen to music. So it's no surprise you wouldn't have known. 😜
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Uberwaltz 4-20-2018
TBH that SR blurb sounds more like the sort of nonsense I would expect some other members to come out with than any worthwhile technical info.
They would likely be better off saying nothing than some techno babble that has very little meaning.
+1.

@mapman, in response to the query to me in your post earlier today, I can’t really add much to what I’ve said in my lengthy posts in this thread on April 4th, 6th, and 12th. I’ll emphasize one of the thoughts that I expressed in the first of those posts, though, as well as in various other fuse-related threads in the past, that what puzzles me is not the idea that a fuse can make a difference. But rather that a specific fuse would make a positive difference with the high degree of consistency that has been reported, among components that perform completely different functions; that are completely different in design; that are used in completely different systems; that are powered by AC having very different voltage and noise characteristics; that are used in DC, AC, internally regulated, and internally unregulated circuit applications; and that are used in applications in which the fuse conducts current that is essentially constant at all times as well as in applications where the current fluctuates with the dynamics of the music.

Although as I said in my April 4th post it stands to reason, IMO, that **some** of the reported benefits are the result of the various factors I cited that are unrelated to the intrinsic properties of the fuse.

Finally, I have no idea what the phrase "inductive quantum coupling" may mean, if anything.

Best regards,
-- Al

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Al

Inductive quantum coupling

Reminds me of Star Trek..

I canna stop it capain, she's gonna blow!
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