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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
rodman99999
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@kosst- "I’m gonna believe Ramtubes over snake oilers who’ve never built a circuit."??? Ever heard the saying about making assumptions? Of course, in your case(apparently), that ship sailed, LONG ago!
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geoffkait
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ramtubes has been on the warpath trying to debunk fuses for at least ten years. Watch out, ramtubes take em scalp. You can’t debunk something that’s not bunk. 
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michaelgreenaudio
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Hi Guys

I'm not going to speak to the reliability of fuses because quite frankly I've never had one blown or cause damage to any products. Maybe that's me just being careful. However I have had experience in how they sound as well as how they change sound depending on a few mechanical adjustments and material choices. I've now done fuse swapping on over 10 amplifiers and at the end of the day (2016) yes they do sound different and yes they do sound different per amplifier. Directional? Yes they actually are directional. But, can be trained to go the other way, just like cables can (some cables).

If I were to give a caution it would be these, watch out for the upward shift in tone and keep your ear on the bottom octave as the wrong fuse will get phazy sounding. Also keep an eye on your stage, because when you make a fuse change you are also going to make a speaker placement change more then likely, or even cable change. "everything affects everything else".

Michael

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michaelgreenaudio
Directional? Yes they actually are directional. But, can be trained to go the other way, just like cables can (some cables).

>>>>That’s quite ironic because that is what HiFi Tuning said for quite a while. But, HiFi Tuning eventually scrambled on board the fuse directionality train and for the last, I dunno, eight or ten years or so they’ve been marking their fuses with that cute little diode symbol 🔜 and have also published on their website the Data Sheets that support the theory of fuse directionality. Isoclean from Japan has always promoted their fuses as being directional.

It’s really not that difficult to confirm the directionality theory since all fuses, even stock fuses like Littelfuse and Bussman fuses, are directional. I tried this successfully with stock fuses quite some time ago - fuses that had been in the system for more than two years. So, I would not buy into the theory that wire established direction over time. Of course, many high end cable manufacturers mark their cables with directional arrows for a reason. No, I’m not talking about the shielding. It also explains why Audioquest’s new high power cords, just like all of their high end cables including HDMI cables are controlled for directionality.🔛
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