No one is claiming that high end audio is not a niche hobby. Audiophile fuses are not a major industry. Duh! Nobody ever said they were. That argument is just plain silly. A last ditch effort. However, judging from the numbers of fancy fuses sold, 80,000 or more, things are not going too bad for fancy fuse makers, at least not for the top two or three. SR, HiFi Tuning, Audio Magic. It’s not as if the top fuse makers don’t have other products, except perhaps for HiFi Tuning. The definition of success is not how many you sell but whether the number you can sustain the business. So, from that perspective I’d say aftermarket fuses are a success. High end audio should probably just ignore the angst and anger if the lower echelons of the hobby. They can be so emotional! 😥
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!
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!
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kosst_amojan Sure! I’ve got proof most people think this stuff is a laughable joke!Great! Please show us the proof. It might be interesting. |
I’m looking forward to further evidence, of amps being damaged by, "high-end" fuses. Like I said, the Internet SHOULD be replete with the tales. One would think the Fuse Police, ought to have an easy time digging them up. Perhaps, AT LEAST ONE informed amp manufacturer(aside from our resident fuse cop), that warns against them in their owner manuals? No caveat emptor, in ANY reviews or magazine articles? Again, why would a correctly valued fuse(in voltage, amperage and time), as required by amp’s owner’s manual, be a danger to it’s DC circuitry? Only in the vacuous gourd, of one with no concept of the scientific method, would conducting one’s own experiments(successfully) be considered, "I did a dumb thing and it worked". Until the middle 20th Century the best, known science/Physics couldn’t explain how a Bumblebee stays aloft. I guess no scientific nay-sayers, told the Bumblebee, those tiny wings couldn’t generate enough lift, to drag it’s fat butt into the air(you’re stupid to try)! Then someone introduced Fluid Dynamics to the world. "OH, OK Bumblebee(now you can fly)!" https://www.livescience.com/33075-how-bees-fly.html |
@odman99999, Roger Modjeski has explained numerous times (both on his AudioCircle Music Reference Forum a few years back---which is still available to read, and on a recent thread that has unfortunately been deleted, perhaps by Roger himself. He may have also discussed the subject in his current thread asking for technical questions) why the original Hi-Fi Tuning Fuse (and ONLY that fuse, as that is the only "High End" fuse Roger has looked into) is designed and built in such a way as to not be able to protect an amplifier in the event of a tube failure in a DC circuit. Is has nothing to do with voltage or amperage, but rather the tube’s, as I said, design and construction, which Roger fully explains in his posts on the subject. I myself need to go back and reread what Roger has said, but he provides info on how a fuse, any fuse, reacts internally when it "blows". That info should help people better understand why fuses are created the way they are, what the differences are between various designs, and why he warns against using the above fuse in specific applications. I really don’t see why Roger’s warning has been met by some with such hostility and defensiveness. That warning is well-founded, as a reading of it will make very clear. The owner of the Music Reference RM-9 amp that came back to Roger for repairs did nothing wrong; he installed the correctly-rated Hi-Fi Tuning Fuses (9 iirc) in the amp, and when it was damaged sent it back to Roger for repair. Why he has been called incompetent is a mystery, part of the defensiveness and hostility I mentioned above. Roger fully looked into what had happened inside the amp, and has reported on what he discovered. He did some research on the fuse, and reports on what he learned about it. Is that a problem for you? If so, you are free to ignore Roger’s well-founded warning. Roger is also not incompetent ;-) . |
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