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Hi Fi Tuning Supreme fuse-Burn In?

Hello,
I've gone through the Hi Fi Tuning line of fuses starting with their Silver and then on to the Classic Gold.
I recently purchased the the Supreme.
The Supreme does everything I hoped it would but as with anything in this crazy hobby, there's seems to be a trade-off.
I'm getting more clarity and air but the presentation seems to have an edge or sharpness to it.
If everything was just slightly more-should I say organic?-I'd be one happy man.
I have about 60 hours on them.
Will more time smooth things out?
The Gold's are definitely smoother but they lack the air and clarity the Supreme's provide.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

greh
auxinput
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Yes, the Silverstar are made from pure silver. They are very fast and bright fuses. So, if you feel they sound nice, they are definitely well broken in.

The Supreme fuses are much better, in my opinion. They are much smoother and don’t have that super bright "silver" edge. They will still have a very fast sound and may start to push the upper mids/highs too much in some systems. 60 hours is not a whole lot of time. I would say run it in for 100 or even 200+ hours before making a final decision.

The old Hi-Fi Tuning Gold were not that great of a fuse. They were warm sounding and at the same time had somewhat of a fast attack. The problem was they sounded somewhat metallic and had a really bad "glare" to them.

There is a new Hi-Fi Tuning "Supreme Cu". They use pure copper wire and end-caps, with the end-caps being gold plated. I suspect they will be a much warmer sounding fuse like the Isoclean, but better.

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nonoise
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@auxinput, 
Thanks for the input you've been putting in recently on the various threads concerning fuses. You do try a lot of them. 👍

With my Kinki EX-M1, I'm getting performance way beyond what my Marantz has and it has the Brimar fuse, which I found to be very neutral and extended. I've yet to check and see what type fuse came with the Kinki.

I think going even further in clarity and extension would be for naught and that a hint more body and weight would be worth a try.

Once my new ICs break in, I think I'll give that Supreme Cu fuse a try.

All the best,
Nonoise
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lalitk
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@auxinput,

I have got variety of HiFi Tuning Fuses in my rig. I end up preferring the Supreme Cu fuses on my digital components over any other fuse I’ve tried. They lean towards organic and warmer sound. 

Unfortunately, the Supreme Cu are only made in smaller size.   

I agree with your assessment on Supreme Au/Ag. I am currently using one of them in my preamp, they have been my favorite so far. Interesting feedback on Hi-Fi Tuning Gold fuse, I will be trying one soon on my amp. 
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nonoise
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Nothing like seconding a recommendation.
Thanks, @lalitk .

All the best,
Nonoise
auxinput
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Heh, interesting feedback.  I actually have found that the normal Hi-Fi Tuning "Supreme" fuse works the best in digital transports or anything that does a "digital only" circuit.  Silverstar is just way too fast/bright (same with Synergistic SR20).  Other fuses, such as Furutech/Isoclean, are just way too slow/warm for digital transports.  I use a dedicated linear power supply for my Lumagen Radiance video processor and the video was the cleanest with Supreme fuse.  Any other fuse would show grainy/dirty video.

As I have said before, my "go to" fuse is Furutech rhodium, but I will use Hi-Fi Tuning Supreme in some instances where a sound or circuit is too slow/warm.  I have found other instances where I need to use a very warm Isoclean or "Supreme Cu" (example would be a Bryston Amp).

I have not tried BLUE or BLACK or Audiomagic fuses.  BLUE is on my list for something to do when I run out of everything else.

Fuses are a tool to help tune a system.  There is no "best fuse".  Just like there is no "best amp", etc. etc.

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