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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
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dlcockrum
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"I have not tried BLUE..."

auxinput, why not change that now. SR Blue fuses on sale right now, buy 2 get one free with 30 day return privilege. 

I have had many brands of fuses and found the Blue to sonically outperform them all in the most components. 

Like lalitk, I preferred the HiFi Tuning Cardas Cu (copper) fuse over the SR Black in my Aurender but the Blue is another matter. 

Dave

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davidpritchard
866 posts
 
auxinput:
A very nice description of just some of the changes that can be made to improve the sound a fuse imparts on a piece of equipment. 

The main point to me is that all the power goes thru the fuse and different fuses can have a significant affect on a system's sound.


dlcockrum definitely brings up a good point mentioning the Synergistic Research Blue fuses. I also agree they have a very positive affect and with their being on sale and having a great return policy, this is a good time to give them a try. They have been a major upgrade in my systems.

David Pritchard
auxinput
2,920 posts
 
Like I said, since I haven't tried the BLUE fuses, I don't know what they are going do to the sound.  The only thing people have said is "they sound amazing", but they don't quantify what is being changed.  Since I know how the Furutech and Hi-Fi Tuning Supreme affects system and voltage, I will continue to use those fuses to tune my systems.  I still have several other issues and equipment I need to upgrade and take care of first before I start another journey on "what exactly is this BLUE fuse doing?" .lol.  I have not read the thousand plus posts "Blue" thread.
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audioman58
3,843 posts
 
Why a premium fuse sounds substantially better then the stock steel- zinc fuses 
is easy to explain , just lookup metal  conductor  resistances 
the higher number the better, Copper,Silver veryclose 63-67 index
the stock  buzz fuse a 18 maybe . It is a high bottleneck like a 1/4 pipe vs a         1 inch pipe  all that low level hash is resistance the electrons can just move far more freely.
i give them a minimum of 100 hours to settle down ,and more refined up to
 Another 100 hours.
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geoffkait
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Oopsy Daisy, I’m pretty sure you didn’t mean electrons. We’ve had that chapter already. Electrons don’t really move. Besides you’ve got your vibration control and RFI/EMI stuff and you’ve even got some quantum stuff to consider in the case of HiFi Tuning Fuses.
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