@captaindidactic Your report that bypsass (putting a jumper or slug in) resulted in much better sound is totally consistent with my experience. I don't think audiophile fuses can ever approach the performance of a jumper. Fuses have to blow and to blow they have to have a significant resistance and low melting point. Jumpers don't have to blow. The real answer is replace your fuse with a breaker, thus the SDFB which will outperform any audiophile fuse. Jerry |
carlsbad2, I know. The first rule of hifi fuses: You blow ‘em you’ve bought ‘em. When I get a chance, I’ll look to see if I still have one my blown fuses lying around. Destructive testing is my favorite., Btw- I didn’t hear a difference with hifi fuses in my amps but a hifi fuse in my previous DAC made a difference. |
Carlsbad2, I used a slug. Next time it will be a jumper, maybe silver. The funny thing is that although their were immediate changes, they were subtle. What really shocked me was that after about two weeks of heavy play, all of a sudden my bass increased pretty dramatically. I didn't purchase fuses because each of my NAD 2600 amps took 6. The cost of the fuses would have exceeded the cost of the unit! I am now running a Lumin T2 streamer with a Master fuse and a McIntosh 12000 integrated with a purple fuse. The Master fuse in the Lumin really helped the soundstage expand. The purple.... not so sure. |
