Fuses that matter.

Blew some fuses recently so for fun installed hifi tuning supreme.

Maybe it's just my imagination, or could be related to a relatively new digital cable burning in, here's what I notice:

-- more relaxed, liquid, musical
-- more "space" around instruments, more specific placement, less congestion
-- greater soundstage depth/layering

Placebo maybe, who knows. Not sure I care.

Ok, Geoff. That was a good response. Neither polemical nor irrelevant. And I do value the reports of other, especially when they coincide. So you give me very little to argue with at the moment. I have confidence you will rectify that situation.

05-26-12: Tmsorosk
I wonder if the nay sayers here have even given them a try, or is it the old, I know it all so I'll just bury my head it the sand attitude.

05-26-12: Tbg
Tmsorosk, the naysayers are irrelevant. They mainly don't want to try this tweak or they claim they hear nothing. That is their problem.

Gentlemen - The skepticism I expressed over the gushing quote from Stereo Times may make me sound like a 'naysayer,' but it doesn't make me one of the people who "don't want to try this tweak."

At this point, I've bought FIVE fancy fuses and conducted A/B tests that, while not scientific, are nonetheless careful and sincere. The conclusions of my tests make me a tentative Believer, not a Naysayer. Admittedly, I'm not a Gusher. But that is a far cry from "burying my head in the sand."

Bryon

This thread definitely has some legs.

Allow me to point out something I did much earlier (either here or on another thread) where it was apparent to me that the amount of improvement was dependent on the pedigree (level of refinement) of the unit and system the fuse was inserted into.

On my Chinese import Classic 6.1, it took a full 4 days to finally ascertain the sonic benefits, which were more than subtle. Upon insertion of the fuses, it went from sounding like bolts of cheesecloth were layered over the speakers to a total opening of the soundstage, a taming of the highs, extension and tightening of the bass, and a clearer and more distinct layering. A much more realistic presentation.

On my Burson PI-160, it was no where near as dramatic but the improvements were still there. And it only took about two days before I stopped hearing any improvements.

The quality of the components plays a large part in all of this.

I would be willing to bet that if I were to insert my rig into Bryon's house, I would not experience the level of improvement than if he were to insert it into my humble apartment.

In fact, the first reaction at my place would be WTF happened to the sound?

All kidding aside, Bryon's place is already tweaked with better wiring, dedicated circuits, etc. that I don't have so the power is better regulated and cleaner than average and the benefits of better fuses wouldn't be as apparent compared to how it would be at my place. They would simply be more subtle, but still there. A maddening effect if there ever was one.

It's all a matter of degree, synergy, symbiosis (if these were living organisms) and what other levels of improvement and refinement are already in place.

All the best,
Nonoise

Nonoise, I guess I can see this, but again all that I want to report is my experience. I care not at all whether some put no value on it. I can see that you are concerned with why some hear nothing. This is the opposite of the placebo effect. If you don't expect to hear something, you won't.

One Man says, "I heard it."

A Second Man says, "You heard what you wanted to hear."

The First Man says, "You didn't hear what you didn't want to hear."

A Third Man comes along. He says, "I heard it in some cases but not in others."

The first two men ponder, confer, agree. They say to the Third Man, "You heard and you didn't what you wanted and didn't want to hear."

The Third Man says, "But how can I tell when I wanted to hear something and when I didn't want to hear it?"

The first two men confer again, say, "Simple. When you heard it, you wanted to; when you didn't, you didn't."

The Third Man says, "There's something strangely circular about that."

The First Man says, "Circles are the basis of all logic."

The Second Man says, "That's true."

The Third Man says, "Hmm. How do you know that's true?"

The first two men say, "Because we want it to be."

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Bryon