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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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krell_man
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Russ,

I'm afraid that you're preaching here to 12 pages of responses from people who hear a difference in having upgraded power cords and fuses.

I have a feeling that we hear what you're saying but we don't happen to agree with it.

Chuck
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roxy54
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Krell-man,
What you said.
russe41
95 posts
 
Your correct, it's America. My belief is that electronics companies would really benefit from this upgrade for very little money, do you think they would discount it if it was true.
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srosenberg
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due to an impending move i am currently using a temporary amp - mcintosh 162 - which sounds far better than i expected it to. one thing i did notice that my 'larger' amps do not exhibit is a slight grain and softness to the midrange. for $20 i thought i'd try an AMR fuse, but honestly was not expecting to hear any difference whatsoever. i was pleasantly surprised at the improvement - midrange grain is gone and there is now more detail in the mids.
lacee
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Why is it that the folks who use the AMR or Supremes( I've got both)describe the effects of the fuses with the same descriptive language?
Or, in other words,different gear, but a similar sonic description of the improvements.

My position then is that if $80.00 a fuse is all that's holding you back,then 20 bucks should make the investment a little easier to take.

Then if you like what 20 buck fuses have to offer, you can move up the food chain,the choice is yours.

My personal preference for the AMR fuses at the moment is that my amps are old,and if something goes south and takes a fuse with it, a 20 buck loss is easier to take.
Until I tried the AMR, all I had used were the Supremes in these amps besides the stock fuses.

The Supremes have become my spares, and when you need 4 of them for the amps , 80 bucks for the AMR compared to 320.oo for the Supremes makes sense to me,especially when I don't notice a great deal of difference.
Different colourations, but not as big a difference as between a stock fuse and a 20 buck AMR.

I think the fact that so many people have such low expectations of a 20 buck AMR fuse doing anything different than a stock fuse isn't really all that bad.

It provides bigger impact when someone finds out for themself.
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