Hi Fi Tuning Supreme fuse-Burn In?

I gave up contributing to the thread of the superhuman hearing creatures

And yet, you still persist. Which is it?

geoffkait I’ve had about a dozen fuses...They go in and stay in until I melt them

Just because it was deleted doesn’t mean you never said it.

You’re obviously not at all familiar with the First Watt products. You know... Like the J2 that got Stereophile’s Amp of the Year award. Mine is a modified clone of the F5. The power supply in it is actually more muscular than what Nelson built the First Watt F5 with. The fuse pops at 300 watts like in all FW amps, but because mine runs 32V rails instead of 24V at the same 120,000uF reservoir capacitance, the in-rush current is a bit higher.

Like I said above, my amp uses very simple in-rush current limiting. In-rush current is the amount of power the amp draws when you turn it on. My amp uses nothing more than a pair of NTC CL60 thermistors to limit the in-rush

I’ve had plenty of fuses blow because my amp has a massive power supply and the most basic in-rush current limiting. I’ve gone through about half a dozen this year

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How do like these apples, er, facts? You said it. You took a nice design and changed it to suit your fancy. Stop hiding behind Nelson Pass’s work. And while we're at it, why don't you email Nelson Pass and see how he feels about your mods to his design? I'm sure all here would love to know his views.

All the best,
Nonoise

Yes, the concept of boutique fuses is one of the most hilarious things I’ve ever seen

but not heard, and therein lies the rub.

Don't forget that koost admits that based on a perfectly good amp design, he built one to blow fuses. He feels it's the best way to get the most performance out of it. He bragged that he "melts fuses" and keeps a bunch for when he has to replace them. The fuses have to be cheap, bog standard fuses or he'd go broke.

All the best,
Nonoise

Lots of smack talking and name calling..

Lots of projection as well.

@greh ,
I started out with Silver Stars with my Marantz and found the same thing as you: bright leading edge and a lack of body or weight in exchange. 

If you're tinkering with an amp, may I suggest the PADIS fuse? After trying a AHP fuse in my Kinki integrated, it had the same, if not more pronounced, effect as the HiFi Tuning fuse. Incredible intelligibility and air at the expense of body, weight, low end, etc. 

Discovering that the Kinki uses a 8A fuse, I looked at my old collection and put in a PADIS fuse (that I found a bit too dark in my Marantz) and lo and behold, it's a winning combination. 

The Kinki still has all the extension, air, detail and attack but now has more weight, body or gravitas, if you will. It's a more muscular presentation but not at the expense of anything else. Anything instrumental sounds all the more realistic and vocals have a more corporal element to them. 

Maybe I should have waited a little longer for it to break in or it could be it's more copasetic with the Kinki, but it's staying in for the foreseeable future. They're only $25 and it takes about 2 weeks to get them from Germany and they're fully compliant with any and all electrical ratings.

All the best,
Nonoise

Nothing like seconding a recommendation.
Thanks, @lalitk .

All the best,
Nonoise

@auxinput, 
Thanks for the input you've been putting in recently on the various threads concerning fuses. You do try a lot of them. 👍

With my Kinki EX-M1, I'm getting performance way beyond what my Marantz has and it has the Brimar fuse, which I found to be very neutral and extended. I've yet to check and see what type fuse came with the Kinki.

I think going even further in clarity and extension would be for naught and that a hint more body and weight would be worth a try.

Once my new ICs break in, I think I'll give that Supreme Cu fuse a try.

All the best,
Nonoise