Determining current flow to install "audiophile" fuses.

I don't know if its this thread or the three fingers of the single barrel bourbon I've had tonight, but I'm laughing my a$$ off at this point. 

Al ... I bought new wiper blades from the dealer for my Lexus LS ... and they suck. However, when I recently changed the worn Goodyear Eagles put on by the previous owner for a new set of Michelin Premiers it was like going from a noisy clumpy ride to gliding on velvet.  I don't have a clue about tire technology ... but I know what I hear and feel in my car. And by the way, with the new quiet ride, the Mark Levinson sound system has much better highs and mids. Too bad it doesn't have a fuse that can be changed out for an SR Black fuse ... or does it? Hmmm ... 

Ralph ... As we know, not everyone hears the same and/or makes honest assessments of audio gear. As good as your electronics are ... and in my opinion, fantastic, a bad review can be devastating to a small manufacturer. We both know a certain reviewer who did a little tube rolling in one of your gorgeous sounding  pre-amps before he wrote his review and didn't like the sound. He then proceeded to write a negative review based on the sound he got from other than stock tubes provided by the factory.  Enough said there.  My assessment of the review was that the guy must have been STONED.  :-)

Georgelofi ...
 
"This is just a shill fest..."

 Obviously you've tried the SR Black fuses in your own system in order to come up with such an assessment, right? Surely you wouldn't intimate that there is some kind of dishonesty going on here unless you've actually tried the fuses for yourself. Why of course not ... Only a complete ass would do something like that.  

Over and out ...  

I'll be the first to admit that I don't have near the knowledge ( practical or theoretical) than most here, but I just can't seem to hear any difference between stock or audiophile fuses ( regardless of direction). I'm not knocking those that do, more power to you......they can enjoyed their perceived improved sound and I'll enjoy saving all that money :) IMO most tweaks haven't provided any improved sonics for me and have found that quality components, system synergy and speaker placement go much further in obtaining good sound........but these many "reasonably" priced tweaks are oh so tempting. " You mean I can transform my systems sound for a mere few hundred dollars?". It used to be too tempting for me to pass up, but not anymore. Marketers are great at exploiting our obsession with obtaining audio nirvana. A good glass of Scotch or a martini is all the tweaking I need to take my music listening to the next level ;)

In the last 1.5 years we have replaced fuses of many amp, pre amps sources and even a few set of speakers.

I have to admit that the differences in how big the influences are of the fuses are big. And yess there are a few situations that it didn’t do as much as other situations.

In the past I sold many Primare products and with the amps it makes only a small step to be honest. So I don’t recommend these products.

As a dealer you need to know which products make a big improvement and which don’t. Beside this any client need to have the freedom to get his money back.

But beside this in many sistuations we had a lot of succes. You need to have the freedom to test fuses so you know how it will work in your situation.

It takes about a week ( 24 hours a day for 7 days) before the fuses are burned in. In the beginning often the image is too much focussed on instrumenrs and voices. After a week it becomes more like a whole part.

When it doesn’t bring enough, you should have the option to bring it back and get your amount back.

Mac48025 wrote,

"I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t have near the knowledge ( practical or theoretical) than most here, but I just can’t seem to hear any difference between stock or audiophile fuses ( regardless of direction)....."You mean I can transform my systems sound for a mere few hundred dollars?". It used to be too tempting for me to pass up, but not anymore. Marketers are great at exploiting our obsession with obtaining audio nirvana. A good glass of Scotch or a martini is all the tweaking I need to take my music listening to the next level."

Hmmmm, one wonders, why do Anti Tweakers oft seem to favor a good strong belt of whiskey over tweaks? ;-) At least Mapman can take some comfort in the fact that there exists another person who cannot hear fuses or directionality of same.

Other famous Skeptic quotes,

"I swear I can’t hear absolute polarity."

"I honestly can’t hear the difference between CD and LP."

"I cannot tell when a CD is dynamically compressed."

"I can’t hear the difference between really expensive cables and Monster Cable."

Cheers (hic)

geoff kait
machina dynamica