Synergistic Red Fuse ...

geoffkait    8.1.16

"Just to point out there's a difference between turning the power off and disconnecting the AC power plug."

Thanks geoffkait for making this important point. Glad you caught it. 

"Do I still need a fire extinguisher when doing this? j/k :)"

In the past, some audiophiles used to put a solid copper plug into the fuse holder instead of a fuse. Whether it was an improvement or not ... who knows. There's always those who will take chances. 

Did anyone besides me see the guy on the news this past weekend who jumped out of a plane at 25,000 feet without a chute and landed in a net? 

Just wanted to chime in and share my experience with the SR Quantum Black fuse. I was inspired by this thread to try one. I am new to the audiophile grade fuse thing, but it made sense to me that a cheap fuse could be a bottleneck to good sound. I decided to try one in my amp first, since it has a fuse holder on the back that is easily accessible. My Antique Sound Lab Tulip is a 2A3 SET amp, but I am running it with Emission Labs mesh plate 45s (I love 45s, and especially these ones).

While I was waiting for the black to arrive, I decide to test the directionality of the stock fuse. I flipped it, and, sure enough, there was a nice improvement. I got the black, popped it in, and let the amp warm up. When I started listening, I could tell right away that something was off. I turned off the amp, flipped the black and turned it back on. Wow! The difference was immediately apparent and jaw dropping. Instruments and voices had more "presence" and sounded more real. I was hearing subtle details I hadn't noticed before. The dynamics were improved, and it was easier to follow the lines of individual instruments. In short, it sounded more like live music.

I left the amp on for several days, and these qualities increased as the black broke in. They were all there right from the beginning, though.

I just ordered another black for my Audio Note DAC Kit 1.1, and am eagerly awaiting its arrival.

oregonpapa,

I read in one of your earlier posts how much you like Thelonious Monk. You inspired me to pull out a CD of his music I had in my collection, but hadn't listened to for a long time. Good stuff!

but it made sense to me that a cheap fuse could be a bottleneck to good sound

Which qualified electronic technician has said this, to make sense to you??
Or was it just some c**p that came from a voodoo’ist mouth, who has not one bit of technical knowledge.

As for a fuse to become a "bottleneck" it needs to become highly resistive to such a point that it would blow with no faults.
If it’s not resistive at all, then you may as well have a piece of copper wire soldered in place of the fuse.

Cheers George