See this thread for a discussion of the advisability of substituting a circuit breaker for a fuse. It is not a good idea IMO.
Regards,
-- Al
Regards,
-- Al
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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The Audio Magic Nano-Liquid fuses are by far the best I have tried. http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue61/audiomagic_nano.htm |
The alleged benefits of the Nano fuse are obviated by my ability to buy 6 new CDs, several LPs ( I get nice used ones locally), or years of ear wax removal kits for my $60...and that's just one fuse. If there was a "fuse loaner" program out there I'd gladly participate in it, otherwise count me out as a gear specific and selective "Luddite/Philistine seeker of free fuses." |
Hifisoundguy, if you think so. I imagine they make your Bose speakers sound good for you. |
-----------THE RESULTS ARE IN-------- Today I had an opportunity to A/B the Hifi Tuning fuses with the stock fuses. As I was alone, I was not able to A/B/X. For those of you who believe that that invalidates my observations, you can stop reading. For everybody else... The answer is Yes, I heard a difference between the Hifi Tuning fuses and the stock fuses. Here's the good part... I preferred the stock fuses. I suppose that makes me a fool twice over. First, for buying the damn things. Second, for initially preferring them. In my defense, I didn't hear much of a difference when I put the Hifi Tuning fuse in my *preamp* a few weeks ago, and so I didn't actually prefer it to the stock fuse. When I put the Hifi Tuning fuse into my *amp* a few weeks ago, there was a noticeable jump in headroom. But I could NOT reproduce that effect today. I therefore suspect that the initial jump in headroom was attributable to... 1. My imagination. 2. The possibility that the new fuse was clean and the old fuse was dirty. 3. The dog turning up the volume while my back was turned. Returning to today's results... What I DID hear today was a "phasiness" with the Hifi Tuning fuses, which sounded like a combination of decreased clarity, softening of transients, and slight loss of imaging focus. This was most perceptible in the bass during fairly loud playback. For those of you who think this is all nonsense, I don't really have a good response, since I did not A/B/X. So I am prepared to endure your ridicule. Bryon |
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