Robert came over to hear what 2 fuses & a duplex has done to my system. He thought it never sounded so rich and detailed; however, he used his critical ear and heard a slight closed in sound and lower mid suck out. He told me that the.side wall center hallographs had to be moved further apart as they were set up for the old fuse sound (like electronic distortion-the new fuses sound distortionless with a black backround).
After he left, I spent an hour testing various depths and 9" back to side walls sounded best with a zero array setting. It had a soustaging and immediacy problem though. So I moved the rear hallographs inward first 2 notches then 1 notch. Voila! Great success. The tremendous fuse&duplex sound was surrounding me with a continuous soundstage in front of me from beyond my speakers, I have a dynamic and tonally rich, detailed sound. I found I could enjoy music at low listening levels and as loud as I can tolerate.
Previous to the fuses, I could not enjoy low listening levels, the sound was just not rich and dynamic. I am going to buy fuses for my tv system and CD players. The fuses are transformative. I've spent most of the weekend listening (my wife had a cold so I wasn't interrupting any engagements). When I opened the door, she heard the music flow into the adjacent bedroom and commented on how warm and lifelike the music sounded (the Klezmorim was playing a dynamic and colorful ensemble closely miked). That's the first time she had no negative comment in decades. The cost for this upgrade is nominal (as long as the fuses don't blow).
Thank you Frank and David as well for your support.
After he left, I spent an hour testing various depths and 9" back to side walls sounded best with a zero array setting. It had a soustaging and immediacy problem though. So I moved the rear hallographs inward first 2 notches then 1 notch. Voila! Great success. The tremendous fuse&duplex sound was surrounding me with a continuous soundstage in front of me from beyond my speakers, I have a dynamic and tonally rich, detailed sound. I found I could enjoy music at low listening levels and as loud as I can tolerate.
Previous to the fuses, I could not enjoy low listening levels, the sound was just not rich and dynamic. I am going to buy fuses for my tv system and CD players. The fuses are transformative. I've spent most of the weekend listening (my wife had a cold so I wasn't interrupting any engagements). When I opened the door, she heard the music flow into the adjacent bedroom and commented on how warm and lifelike the music sounded (the Klezmorim was playing a dynamic and colorful ensemble closely miked). That's the first time she had no negative comment in decades. The cost for this upgrade is nominal (as long as the fuses don't blow).
Thank you Frank and David as well for your support.