Well, the SR Blues are so dramatic in my Maggie 3.6Rs over the also-impressive SR Blacks, I had to add just one more SR Blue --to the AC main input of my Wadia 861SE, from 2003. The Wadia uses the smaller, 20mm, 250V fuse at 1A. Since I push all values, I put in a 2.5A SR Blue to replace a 2A Black.
The effects were immediate: more information in a more deeply-textured presentation. I had to turn down the volume of the REL Strata III subs again, just as when adding the Blacks to the ARC amps' and subs' AC inputs. The increase in low midrange with the SR fuses has required a backing down of the REL roll-offs from 30hz to 28 and now to 26. There has just been too much bass from both the 3.6Rs and the subs together when adding these fuses.
Perhaps I can add some bass back as these fuses mature, but for now, the overall balance of sound favors the low and midrange frequencies with more information, which is not to say the highs are suffering--just that they are somewhat overwhelmed, depending on the recording, and I wonder if this is the effect some of you are getting when you say the highs seem rolled off with the SR Blues--time will tell.
Regarding the use of isolation transformers and power cell/conditioners in conjunction with fuse upgrades, I also have only heard improvements by using all of these power-improving accessories. Much has been said in many threads about what is gained and what is lost by trying the myriad products out there, but one rule appears constant; according to the product's capability and system requirements, front-end components are best served first, but as Folkfreak describes, the ultimate application is first a 240V/120V transformer service for all components, then other conditioners after that, as desired.
In my layman's experience, these fuses are an extension of a solid foundation of pure and plentiful AC power, the medium upon which we are modulating our music signal. What could be a better pursuit than this?
The effects were immediate: more information in a more deeply-textured presentation. I had to turn down the volume of the REL Strata III subs again, just as when adding the Blacks to the ARC amps' and subs' AC inputs. The increase in low midrange with the SR fuses has required a backing down of the REL roll-offs from 30hz to 28 and now to 26. There has just been too much bass from both the 3.6Rs and the subs together when adding these fuses.
Perhaps I can add some bass back as these fuses mature, but for now, the overall balance of sound favors the low and midrange frequencies with more information, which is not to say the highs are suffering--just that they are somewhat overwhelmed, depending on the recording, and I wonder if this is the effect some of you are getting when you say the highs seem rolled off with the SR Blues--time will tell.
Regarding the use of isolation transformers and power cell/conditioners in conjunction with fuse upgrades, I also have only heard improvements by using all of these power-improving accessories. Much has been said in many threads about what is gained and what is lost by trying the myriad products out there, but one rule appears constant; according to the product's capability and system requirements, front-end components are best served first, but as Folkfreak describes, the ultimate application is first a 240V/120V transformer service for all components, then other conditioners after that, as desired.
In my layman's experience, these fuses are an extension of a solid foundation of pure and plentiful AC power, the medium upon which we are modulating our music signal. What could be a better pursuit than this?