New SR Orange fuse ...

As the SR Orange fuses have been breaking in, I’ve been taking notes. Here’s some of my observations:

Compared to the SR Blue fuses ... 

1. A further relaxation in the presentation. Less HiFi and more realism.

2. Clarity - less grain. I thought I had this one whipped, but who knew?

3. Expanded soundstage. Instruments and performers are more well placed within the stage.

4. More articulation in vocals. More organically human. The great song stylists have me hanging on every word, and really getting into the lyrics.

5. Improved dynamics. Drums of every stripe have more impact and realism.

6. More body to everything. More meat on the bones.

7. Improved tonal accuracy. Violins, cellos, guitars, and pianos get five stars for sure.

8. The volume level can be set lower while getting the same loudness level as before making the switch from the SR Blue fuses to the SR Orange fuses.

9. There is an added warmth in the mid-bass that is very attractive and involving. Not overly done ... but just right. Everything is system dependent of course, and in my system, using ARC gear, this little bit of added warmth is a real improvement.

Highly recommended.

Frank

Do you have to buy the black and blue fuses first, or can you go straight to orange?
I wish I could justify the expense on a fuse... but I can't. However, wrapping masking tape around the glass part of an ordinary fuse yields a good improvement.

^^^ ... Yes, you have to buy the Reds, the Blacks and the Blues. This allows you to pass Go, and only then are you eligible to buy the Orange fuses. :-)

I suspect that the masking tape reduces micro-vibrations in the fuse. 

Frank 

The reason I found these premium fuses blow say a 1 amp fuse 
in a stock steel fuse is because the cheap fuses can vary up to 15%+ in accuracy ,where the premium fuse is within 1%.
on bigger slow blow you can only get saidvalues like 5 amp 
in a small fuse if it calls for a 1 amp ,I go 1,25 ampthis way it gives you a buffer. And I just bought for my Lampizator Amber3 dac the new orange it calls for a 3 amp 20 mm slow ,I put a 3.125 amp fuse.
these new orange fuses make your whole performance open up 
and sound more natural.   Another tip for DIY people the New 
VH Audio ODAM oil metalized poly capacitors are Great .and I have tried almost everything outthere over the years.
before going out and buying top $$ Copper foil Jupiter,Millflex  or Duelunds  these are exceptional ,not over large actually tighter wound and compact and put 1.0uf in my Dac, Stunning realism  even after 24 hours ,give them 100 hours ,and priced very reasonable vs the  Big $$ caps. Just check them out !!

What type of equipment is needed to hear the difference between Blue and Orange? I have Elac Navis speakers and an LKS dac. Am I going to hear a difference between Blue and Orange? I can get Blue for $92 and Orange for $157. Will it be worth it?