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Something For The Fuse Guys ...

There are fuses, and then, there are fuses. 

I'm evaluating some prototype fuses that I received in the mail three days ago. 

Over the past few years, I've used fuses from five different manufacturers. The last three were the Red, Black and Blue fuses from Synergistic Research. Each one incrementally improved the sound of my system. My favorite so far was the SR Blue. 

The prototype fuses being evaluated presently raises the SQ beyond all of the others mentioned above. The major improvement to my ears is better tonal accuracy. Instruments and voices are more life-like. The noise is reduced allowing for a more solid 3-D presentation with the musicians more solidly presented on the sound stage. Overall, more information is fleshed out of CDs and LPs. 

The manufacturer, the price and the name of the prototype fuses will come later. I don't have the information thus far. My understanding is, if all works out, the release date is to be mid-October. 

Stay tuned ... 

Frank
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roberttcan
248 posts
 
Yes, your "claims", as opposed to actual published results. 

I will assume I am right that you don't have an AES membership?
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geoffkait
23,365 posts
 
Why on Earth would I wish to become attached to any group that considers itself the ultimate source of knowledge on all things related to audio? That’s not my idea of science. Science should always be questioning, never taking anything at face value, even established facts, or become complacent. Much less, arrogant.
rodman99999
6,131 posts
 
@oregonpapa - I’m certain; that’s in the cards. Right now; I’m going to be making a couple other changes, which will require evaluation(hours, each). Don’t want to muddy the waters, with my propensity toward impatience.
roberttcan
248 posts
 
You know George, it's rather funny that you constantly plead to authority telling us that you worked at Nasa, FAA, etc.  (though doing what is not clear), and that because of that you are somehow an "expert" or infallible ... well on everything it seems, but when someone brings up a group, made of up actual audio researchers, experts, and others who are viewed by their peers as experts, that that group is suddenly of "no value".


Cognitive dissonance much?
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nonoise
10,838 posts
 
If one were to go through all these fuse threads, they'd espy a glaringly overlooked matter. The naysayers say a fuse has no effect on the sound of an amp and that it's just there for safety reasons.

They also say that the sound differences heard can be attributed to some microscopic piece of dirt and that simply removing and reinserting the fuse will result in different surface contact and that that is the reason an amp will sound different. 

Full stop.  
 
If the fuse is sacrificial and has no impact whatsoever on the sound of an amp, how can a piece of dirt or different surface contact result in a change of sound? 

All the best,
Nonoise
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