Synergistic Research: What are your thoughts?

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Joey_V
Joey_V Posts: 8,603
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What are your thoughts on SR?
Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,752
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    https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/194604/synergistic-research-orange-fuses
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 6,079
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    ^^^ this.
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre Upgraded with Mundorf Supremes
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 13,104
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    Great company, you should definitely buy whatever it is they are selling. Hell maybe if you buy enough Ted Denney can get a new Ferrari.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 52,406
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    Joey_V wrote: »
    What are your thoughts on SR?

    Meh
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,752
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    Just search for Ted Denney and see the crap this guy does
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    Ted Denny's that American guy who coaches Apple's soccer football team in the UK, isn't he?
    VR3 wrote: »
    Just search for Ted Denney and see the crap this guy does

    from behind enemy lines ;)
    https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/synergistic-research-apparently-at-war-against-gene-from-audioholics.22485/

    B):#:D


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  • jbreezy5
    jbreezy5 Posts: 1,141
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    Everyone has to decide how much wire is worth, for themselves.

    I didn’t have to go very far down that bunny trail to determine that more $ spent doesn’t necessarily equal better sound.

    Even then, if it does sound better, diminishing returns sets in faster on cables than any other category in the signal chain I can think of.

    Certain cables I spent more money on, sounded worse than my uber-affordable ones.
    CD Players: Sony CDP-211; Sony DVP-S9000ES; Sony UDP-X800M2 (x2); Cambridge Audio CXC

    DACs: Jolida Glass FX Tube DAC III (x2); Denafrips Ares II (x2)

    Streamers: ROKU (x3); Bluesound Node 2i and Node N130 w/LHY LPS // Receivers: Yamaha RX-V775BT; Yamaha RX-V777

    Preamps: B&K Ref 50; B&K Ref 5 S2; Classe CP-800 MkII; Audio Research SP16L (soon)

    Amps: Niles SI-275; B&K ST125.7; B&K ST125.2; Classe CA-2300; Butler Audio TDB-5150

    Speakers: Boston Acoustics CR55; Focal Chorus 705v; Wharfedale Diamond 10.2; Monitor Audio Silver-1; Def Tech Mythos One (x4)/Mythos Three Center (x2)/Mythos Two pr.; Martin Logan Electromotion ESL; Legacy Audio Victoria/Silverscreen Center; Gallo Acoustics Reference 3.1; SVS SB-1000 Pro; REL HT-1003; B&W ASW610; HifiMan HE400i

    Turntable: Dual 721 Direct-Drive w/Audio Technica AT-VM95e cart

    Cables: Tripp-lite 14ga. PCs, Blue Jeans Cable ICs, Philips PXT1000 ICs; Kimber Kable DV30 coaxial ICs; Canare L-4E6S XLR ICs; Kimber Kable 8PR & 8TC speaker cables.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,752
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    Best speaker wire is the duelund dca series. Stuff is seriously made with unicorn dust. I use it in literally every cable... Digital, analog, power.

    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Emlyn
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    With the amount of money someone would spend on those products they could pay for a short trip to see the Titanic up close in a collapsible carbon fiber submersible.

    :#
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  • maxward
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    And worth every penny!
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    yowza! :#
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,752
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    The onion is great.

    My sympathy meter is low. I am sure all parties are aware of the risks of diving to those depths and they accepted those risks.

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    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 20,360
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    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    SeleniumFalcon wrote: »
    The submersible company released a press release stating that they apologize for their error. In hindsight they should have tested the vessel on poorer people first.

    Sorry Ken, but as a Titanic historian of sorts, and as someone that knew one of the Ill-fated sub’s passengers, I find these types of comments to be disgusting and offensive.

    As of this post, 8 other active members of the Polk Forum found humor in it. It is dark and twisted humor but it is humor.

    They didn't feel a thing (unlike many on the Titanic) and every one of them knew and understood the risks.

    It is what it is.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • SeleniumFalcon
    SeleniumFalcon Posts: 4,387
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    Sorry John, I certainly didn't mean to offend anyone.
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 6,079
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    The onion should have said "tested with politicians equal from both major parties".
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre Upgraded with Mundorf Supremes
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,650
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    SeleniumFalcon wrote: »
    Sorry John, I certainly didn't mean to offend anyone.

    Wait a minute, Ken offended someone and I missed it?!? Do you know how long I've been waiting for that?!? Gyah!
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    I disabled signatures.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,603
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    I met Ted
    He’s actually a very nice man
    I had good conversations with him
    I don’t have a single SR product however
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 13,104
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    Just because someone is a very nice man doesn't mean they aren't a **** ****.
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 6,079
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    Clipdat wrote: »
    Just because someone is a very nice man doesn't mean they aren't a **** ****.

    Fill in the blanks...
    Con Artist? No
    P00P Head? maybe
    Richard Head? maybe (no offense to you Richards out there)
    Scam Uh I give up.
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre Upgraded with Mundorf Supremes
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 20,360
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    After 3 weeks of dealing with the man? I can honestly say that he is a true slime ball. He's the Frank Malitz of his company and is one of the main reasons that, unfortunately, the term snake oil still exists in today's marketplace. His reputation amongst industry leaders is very poor.

    He has personally made it to where I will never own anything SR. What an arrogant load of donkey dung.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • F1nut
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    I tried one of their fuses, no difference at all, so a total waste of money. If it wasn't such a PITA to access the fuse location I would have thrown it away as I couldn't in good conscience sell it.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,752
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    The real question people have to ask is how a small company can develop ground breaking technology on fuses every single year?

    Since I tried them a while back I bet they have released 4 more models at ever increasing price points.

    Truly wild!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,650
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    VR3 wrote: »
    Just search for Ted Denney and see the crap this guy does
    I just did this.
    What a charmer.
    I disabled signatures.
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  • invalid
    invalid Posts: 1,559
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    VR3 wrote: »
    The real question people have to ask is how a small company can develop ground breaking technology on fuses every single year?

    Since I tried them a while back I bet they have released 4 more models at ever increasing price points.

    Truly wild!

    If I wanted to worry about fuses, I would get a swiss digital fuse box and use slugs in the place of the fuse. There are not many small companies that produce their own fuses.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,752
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    The ONLY audiophile fuse company I know producing fuses from the ground up is hifi tuning. They use silver filaments and end caps, etc

    I heard no difference using them over stock
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 20,360
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    https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=Synergistic Research

    Sorry about the Facebook link (for those who aren't members of FB). The comments pretty much mimic what has been stated above and speak for themself.

    @invalid - That's pretty much my next move. I have a QSA Red and Black fuse in my amplifier's PS (and it was quite the upgrade) but I have read from multiple folks who had the same exact fuse in their fine systems report that the SDFB and the graphine sluggo blew away the sonic results of the QSA R&B alone.

    I am hearing reports (publicly and privately) that the pig tail options Mark offers are somewhat restrictive. He even admits it himself, but is looking at exploring different options. There are now an increasing amount of different options for said pig tail. From Amazon, to Audio Sensibilities to Snake River Audio's Signature AMP and Takshaka 8" pig tails.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 52,406
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    Reading a review on the SDFB elsewhere, the person mentioned their previously installed SR fuses were a big upgrade. They lost all credibility with that comment.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 20,360
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    When you have time to read about this cat? I would invite you to reference this thread...

    https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/“examining-the-criticism-is-synergistic-research-unfairly-singled-out-in-the-high-end-audio-industry-”.40114/

    Just read to the bottom of page 7. That's ALL you need to know about this cat. You may recognize a familiar face or two...

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 52,406
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    Full stop.
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