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Fuses that matter.

I have tried six different fuses, including some that were claimed to not be directional. I have long used the IsoClean fuses as the best I have heard. No longer! I just got two 10 amp slow-blows WiFi Tuning Supreme fuses that really cost too much but do make a major difference in my sound. I still don't understand how a fuse or its direction can alter sound reproduction for the better, but they do and the Supreme is indeed! I hear more detail in the recordings giving me a more holographic image. I also hear more of the top and bottom ends. If only you could buy them for a couple of bucks each.
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Anyone compared the SR Red vs the Audio Horizons Platinum? I have HiFi Tuning Supreme and would like to upgrade for (even) more dynamics and details.
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Thanks Ron for the comp, though that reviewer is using SR for power conditioning and all cabling, and must be grateful to SR for so much generosity. Just need a concluding one between the SR Red and AM super fuse. I have AM Liquid Nano in my mono blocks that could use an upgrade and will order the the "new black" for them and my DAC.

Hi Al, I am doing fine, still happily tweaking and have actually done more than I noted on my systems page. The recent round of cable upgrades, a.o. power cords, has logically made me revisit all tweaks in the power path that does not require sending the unit to a shop. Glad to hear that the SR Red fits well both upstream and downstream and does not exhibit the imbalance that their Tesla SE sockets - though pretty good - have.
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>>..if there is such a thing as a better fuse???
The same reason there is a different kind of power cord, the same reason there is a different kind of speaker.
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Mapman, not all circuit designers, even good ones, are aware that direction matters. E.g. caps, I would say most tube amp manufacturers do not place the metal film coupling caps correctly and a lot of cap brands do not mark where the outer oil is (that should be connected to the path closer to the electric ground) to have a better sonic quality. Similar to the fuse direction, when deployed correctly, the sound offer more clarity.

Often those with an investigative mind and/or have system and ears or setups like great headphones can discern the difference and in the very small niche of audio gear, it is not the first time that DIY and audio enthusiasts discovered what designers and manufacturers did not know.
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