Wow. I bet trolls are writing really nasty personal rants against me. Thanks moderators.
I joke about SR "upgrading" and changing their top of the line tweaks, but it’s all for the better. I am glad I purchased the Atmosphere XL4 rather than an FEQ or lower model for my large listening room. Some of my SR items have been "upgraded" once (red to black duplex) or never since their inception (the Blackbox). I just use the SR red duplexes now for my video system instead.
I am especially pleased that the SR blue fuse sounds great immediately as opposed to the tedious 72 hour wait until the SR black fuse sounded acceptable and good (it had a negative effect for about 60 hours). If a purple haze fuse is the next "upgrade" but takes many hours to appreciate, I’ll pass. If it costs $200+, I’ll probably pass as well. I have my limits to how long I will wait and how much I will spend on a fuse. I have not changed my 4 rail fuses in my EAR Acute CD player for the reason it will take too much effort to evaluate the directionality of each fuse versus the other fuses (too many possibilities) and just getting into the player is a pain. I only open it up once annually to clean the lens.
I joke about SR "upgrading" and changing their top of the line tweaks, but it’s all for the better. I am glad I purchased the Atmosphere XL4 rather than an FEQ or lower model for my large listening room. Some of my SR items have been "upgraded" once (red to black duplex) or never since their inception (the Blackbox). I just use the SR red duplexes now for my video system instead.
I am especially pleased that the SR blue fuse sounds great immediately as opposed to the tedious 72 hour wait until the SR black fuse sounded acceptable and good (it had a negative effect for about 60 hours). If a purple haze fuse is the next "upgrade" but takes many hours to appreciate, I’ll pass. If it costs $200+, I’ll probably pass as well. I have my limits to how long I will wait and how much I will spend on a fuse. I have not changed my 4 rail fuses in my EAR Acute CD player for the reason it will take too much effort to evaluate the directionality of each fuse versus the other fuses (too many possibilities) and just getting into the player is a pain. I only open it up once annually to clean the lens.