Synergistic Red Fuse ...
@jond , my thinking was based on the fact that my VAC 160iSE integrated amp (86 wpc) also uses a 5A fuse. It made me think that a 5A fuse on a preamp was a bit high, but I am no expert. As @oregonpapa noted, the REF 3 uses a 3A fuse, and the REF 5 uses a 5A fuse. Makes me wonder if the new REF 6 will use a 6A fuse..... ;^) |
For those SR fans out there or others interested in the graphene technology I just posted about my experiences with the new Powercell 12UEFs -- another great application of this technology I think |
Got the black fuse for my transport yesterday morning. I installed it, and have had quite a parade of guests through my living room: Stan Getz, Joao Gilberto, Astrud Gilberto Sir Adrian Boult and the London Philharmonic John Coltrane and friends Johnny Cash The Killers Carlos Kleiber and the Vienna Philharmonic U2 Talking Heads Supertramp I had really been enjoying the CEC with the stock fuse. I was hoping for a nice improvement with the black, but am rather stunned at what I hear. I was expecting to go through the 100 hour break in period before getting a clear idea of what it does. Instead, after warming it up for an hour, the "magic" was there right from the beginning. I’m still going to do the full break in; maybe it will improve even more? |
Tommy, Regarding break-in of the Black fuses, it varied among my components. In my DAC the placement of an upgraded fuse resulted in an immediate improvement that progressed further with additional hours. On the other hand my amplifiers and Line Stage actually took a step backwards when going from a broken-in Red fuse to a new Black fuse. It required roughly 60-70 hours before the Black fuse overall sounded better and then improvement continued as the hours accumulated. The upgrade fuse was more impactful with the Line Stage compared with the power amplifiers. For whatever the reason may be the break-in process wasn’t uniform across the board with my particular components. The common ground factor with them was the end result of improved sound quality. Tommy I’m happy for your positive outcome with the CEC transport. Charles, |
Tommylion wrote, "I had really been enjoying the CEC with the stock fuse. I was hoping for a nice improvement with the black, but am rather stunned at what I hear. I was expecting to go through the 100 hour break in period before getting a clear idea of what it does. Instead, after warming it up for an hour, the "magic" was there right from the beginning. I’m still going to do the full break in; maybe it will improve even more?" I suppose we can assume the fuse was installed in the correct direction. ;-) |
