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Old 09-21-2017, 12:18 PM
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Default Synergistic Research BLUE fuses

Just released. $149.95 each. Better than Black, supposedly. Anyone tried them yet?
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Old 09-21-2017, 12:24 PM
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$149.95 each?


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Old 09-21-2017, 03:20 PM
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good Lord, I'm already 'black and blue' .........$149 for a fuse, ridiculous
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Old 09-21-2017, 05:36 PM
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Glad you guys are so open minded. Have I tried them myself? Nope but have I tried fuses half their price and been satisfied? Yes.

Newsflash: bees are able to fly and there are things in physics yet to be discovered.
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Old 09-21-2017, 05:46 PM
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Glad you guys are so open minded. Have I tried them myself? Nope but have I tried fuses half their price and been satisfied? Yes.

Newsflash: bees are able to fly and there are things in physics yet to be discovered.
Joe.......Being open minded has nothing to do with sticker shock. And yes, I have tried upgraded fuses. I use HiFi Tuning Supreme fuses in my C1000C/P, MC2301's, C2300, and MC452. I have also tried them in a pair of MC601's.

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Dan, I appreciate your response. But do you really think the jump from $80 to $150 is significant? I realize that's a loaded question and don't want to derail this thread any further.

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Joe.......At the time I purchased my HiFi Tuning Supreme fuses five years ago they were $54.00 each, and in some cases I saw them on sale for $49.00 each. Quite frankly I don't care what anyone spends on fuses or anything else for that matter. I only care what I spend.
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Joe.......At the time I purchased my HiFi Tuning Supreme fuses five years ago they were $54.00 each, and in some cases I saw them on sale for $49.00 each. Quite frankly I don't care what any one spends on fuses or anything else for that matter. I only care what I spend.
agreed as well Dan, regardless IMO it's ridiculous as is their marketing hype that goes along with it.
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I can say i have tried the SR red and the SR black, and compared to many upgrades in this hobby, they were well worth it. I suspect that fuse upgrades are very component specific in terms of whether it's an upgrade or not. With Audio Research many report it's an upgrade and even the folks at ARC appreciate the importance of the fuse as they make the effort to mark the position it should have when they remove it to pack.
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I can say i have tried the SR red and the SR black, and compared to many upgrades in this hobby, they were well worth it. I suspect that fuse upgrades are very component specific in terms of whether it's an upgrade or not. With Audio Research many report it's an upgrade and even the folks at ARC appreciate the importance of the fuse as they make the effort to mark the position it should have when they remove it to pack.
Adam.......I am glad to hear a positive report on the Synergistic Research fuses. I have no reservations with respect to the value of specialty fuses used in audio equipment. I have experienced sonic improvements in my systems with their use. I simply found myself startled at the price of the SR Blue fuse. I have no experience with any Synergistic products so I am in no position to be criticizing the possibility of advanced performance with the use of Blue fuses. None the less, I can't help but wonder how is that price justified in relation to other high performance fuses and their performance gains.
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