“Examining the Criticism: Is Synergistic Research Unfairly Singled Out in the High-End Audio Industry?”

I think you misunderstand my request. You state you have a system at your factory, which is the best system on planet Earth. Please make an iPhone video of this best system and share it on WBF.
It’s a pity I can’t post videos. Peter, if ever you’re in the Southern California area, I invite you to hear the system firsthand. Or if you live there, I’ll try to fly in at a time when you can visit and demo it for you personally.
 

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Cool room Ted!
Thank you. The walls ceiling and floor are trampoline in that they flex with low frequencies. It’s ann exact duplicate of Magico‘s room at their factory. I called the Wolfman up and said, I need the recipe for your room and he gave it to me. I used metal frame construction so I could ground it to the Synergistic Research Galileo Active Ground Block, and oh my Gosh, what a difference that makes!
 
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Ted, repeating your words will not help to dilute this thread. Ya' gotta learn the quote feature here, and please stop with the repeat posts.





That may very well be the case, but you also have to put it into context (see below)



If you look at the email chain screenshot (which is now reduced to an attachment on the quote from me) at the beginning of this post, this was from my very close friend. This verifies that the fuses pictured on his 5 year old thread did, in fact, come from your factory. Yes, they were ordered through an authorized dealer. If you take a close look at the email, right above the confirmation number, you will see that.....and I quote, "SR drop-shipped this".

That means that it came from your factory, or wherever it is that you ship your products from.

Yet, you still state that they did not come from you. I don't get that, nor will I argue with you about this. I'd rather let the readers of this thread decide on their own who to trust or not trust, but I will say this. My friend (of which I have known for over half of his life) has worked with me, partnered up in a business with me, almost started a speaker company with me and he has been a close, personal friend and audio buddy of mine for many, many trips around the sun. He is one of those select few whose ears I trust and obviously, I have already trusted him with my families/my own livelihood. In all of the years I have known him, he is as straight a shooter as one would ever meet. He has no agendas, nor any reason for competition within what you sell.

The proof is in the pudding. I show you proof that they came straight from your factory AND that they were also purchased from an authorized dealer.....yet, you proceed to tell me that they are fakes? Okay, then explain why your factory is sending out fakes, because as clearly shown, this is exactly where they came from.

The friend I am referring too here (that posted that 5 year old thread I linked) knows about this thread and so far, has not chimed in, but he is probably following it at this point. He may or may not chime in but given the texts I have received today from him? He's not so warm and bubbly about your denial. I'll keep the "actual" words private and just leave it at that.

Tom

Tom,
I’m not trying to dilute anything and you’re correct, struggling with the quote feature.

Again, that does not appear to be one of our fuses, full stop. Having said that, if you tear one of our fuses apart, you’ll not find a nuclear reactor or a clockwork. It will visually appear to be as any other fuse. The proof is in the listening, which you said your friend never did, which, in the case of that fuse, would not have made a difference. The way you’re coming at me on this topic only underscores the validity of my observation. Much of the vitriol against my company, either comes from people who don’t have experience with SR products and tend to be highly skeptical of the product categories we compete in, or they’ve got skin in the game. And by skin in the game, typically this means manufacturers and their sycophant influencers who can’t keep pace with SR’s innovation schedule. Like our fuses, everything is sold with a no risk money-back guarantee. The SR products I outlined earlier for comparison against extremely popular counterparts in the industry, that also happened to retail for significantly more than the Synergistic Research products, I invite anyone to make those comparisons.

Foundation XL Interconnects: $1,199 for a 1m pair -compare to Cardas Clear Beyond Interconnects: $3,875 for a 1m pair

Foundation XL Speaker Cables: $1,599 for an 8ft pair compare to Cardas Clear Beyond Speaker Cables: $7,500 for an 8ft pair

SRX XL Power Cord: $13,000 for a 6ft cable compare to Nordost Odin Gold Power Cord: $34,999.99 for a 1.25m cable (about 4.1ft)

PowerCell 8 SX Power Conditioner: $3,995 compare to Shunyata Research Denali 6000/S v2: $6,000.

Our success speaks for itself.

Ted Denney
Lead designer, CEO, Synergistic Research INC.
 
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Again, that does not appear to be one of our fuses, full stop. <snip>

The way you’re coming at me on this topic <snip>

Obfuscation and deflection. You are not addressing the very reason why your company has skeptics. I showed you where one problem lies, even presented you with proof that it came from your factory. Then you completely discount it and move on, as if nothing ever happened.

I am coming at SR on this topic only because you asked/inquired (OP). Like I said, I have no skin in this game. I'm just relaying how it is and what went down (per your inquiry).

A normal company would flip out and immediately research the authorized dealer/factory and get down to finding out exactly why a counterfeit fuse left their factory.....but you choose to deflect, promote and obfuscate. Unreal. Simply unreal.

Tom
 
Ted, what is your academic background? I couldn’t find anything on line except that you graduated from high school.
 
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Obfuscation and deflection. You are not addressing the very reason why your company has skeptics. I showed you where one problem lies, even presented you with proof that it came from your factory. Then you completely discount it and move on, as if nothing ever happened.

I am coming at SR on this topic only because you asked/inquired (OP). Like I said, I have no skin in this game. I'm just relaying how it is and what went down (per your inquiry).

A normal company would flip out and immediately research the authorized dealer/factory and get down finding out exactly why a counterfeit fuse left their factory.....but you choose to deflect, promote and obfuscate. Unreal. Simply unreal.

Tom
We have no problem selling fuses. In fact SR is the number one selling audio fuse in the world, and I reject your assertion regarding the fuse discussion you linked to. Sorry, not sorry for not freaking out. Why would I?
 
We have no problem selling fuses. In fact SR is the number one selling audio fuse in the world, and I reject your assertion regarding the fuse discussion you linked to. Sorry, not sorry for not freaking out. Why would I?
BECAUSE IT CAME FROM YOUR FACTORY!!!

Geez, how much clearer can I make it for you?

Tom
 
BECAUSE IT CAME FROM YOUR FACTORY!!!

Geez, how much clearer can I make it for you?

Tom
I don’t believe that fuse came from my factory. How much clearer do I need to be? Also, you big mad bro? Thank you for succinctly illustrating the point of my original post.

Ted Denney
Lead designer, CEO, Synergistic Research Inc.
 
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presented you with proof that it came from your factory.
To be precise you did not present proof that that fuse came from the SR factory. You presented a screenshot of an SR dealer forwarding a tracking number and telling you that the item was drop-shipped from the SR factory.

I just ran that tracking number on the FedEx website, and the reply is: The tracking number you entered can't be found right now. Please check the number with the shipper or try again later.

I have no idea what the facts are, but if you're focusing on the facts, let's try to focus on the facts with precision.
 
Ron, it is quite simple. I am showing you the facts. The reason the tracking number doesn't show up, is because it is a tracking number from 5 years ago.

He stated that it did not come from his factory. I was able to show otherwise. Those are the facts.

Tom
 
Ron, it is quite simple. I am showing you the facts. The reason the tracking number doesn't show up, is because it is a tracking number from 5 years ago.

He stated that it did not come from his factory. I was able to show otherwise. Those are the facts.

Tom
You showed a tracking number. And you showed a fuse that is clearly not from my factory. How those two go together I will not speculate.

Ted Denney
Lead designer, CEO, Synergistic Research Inc.
 
we sell more specialty fuses for Audio worldwide than all other manufacturers combined.

Curious, is there an online source that provides a breakdown of dollar or unit volume volume by company for specialty audio fuses? If so, I would appreciate a link. If not, how is this known and substantiated?
 
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Curious, is there an online source that provides a breakdown of dollar or unit volume volume by company for specialty audio fuses? If so, I would appreciate a link. If not, how is this known and substantiated?
No, but the highest volume fuse retailers in the world buy from me, Kemp Electronics in the Netherlands plus others I cannot recite off the top of my head in Europe, The Cable Company, Parts Connection, High End Electronics all in North America, and several throughout Asia: all tell me SR is their number one brand. Or, do an AI search and query which company gets discussed the most in online forums. Fun little tidbit, the quantum fuse company that copied literally everything about my business model, including naming their fuses after colors, but with insane price points up to $4000 plus for a fuse, where are they today? I’ll give you a clue, they did not have a moneyback guarantee. Try buying one today.

Ted Denney
Lead Designer CEO Synergistic Research Inc.
 
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Curious, is there an online source that provides a breakdown of dollar or unit volume volume by company for specialty audio fuses? If so, I would appreciate a link. If not, how is this known and substantiated?

What - you want facts on the quantum sales number or the quantum $ value of fuses sold - that have quantum physical infused changes - synergistically aligned to match the quantum molecular modified cables - really....
 
I had to pay many thousands of dollars to advertise on Whatsbest. Why does Ted get a free thread? By now Steve would have called me and told me to cease and desist or he would ban me from the forum.

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I was mistaken. Treitz3 said SR is a paid advertiser so I apologize. Not for me to say, but I see him as having every right to post about his products as anyone else.

I am a little surprised he chose this direction to brag about his sales and prosperity. I figured he was doing good, but not as good as he has stated. I had looked at some of his products in the past. I thought about a fuse. Thought about a cable. Never pulled the trigger. I bough Hifi Supreme fuses for $45 or so at the time. I don't purchase any of the fancy cables. I stick with more foundationally correct, value products made from clean metal with a decent geometry and terminations The ones that are in the $500 range. I do have a Inakustik Air 2400 speaker cable and interconnect. I like the speaker cable.
 
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I had to pay many thousands of dollars to advertise on Whatsbest. Why does Ted get a free thread? By now Steve would have called me and told me to cease and desist or he would ban me from the forum.
For the record, if you click onto the "Forums" tab and scroll down? You will see that SR is now a paid advertiser. It just started, which is why you may not have noticed.

Tom
 

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