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SR Blue Fuses

I just wanted to share my excitement with my SR Blue Fuses. I installed 3 in my Anthem I225. Its been probably 100 hours of burn in time now and I really am beside myself in the difference. The bass is really full, my highs are nicely extended and my soundstage is huge. Just today, my soundstage became ridiculous.
If you are happy with your current amplifier / preamplifier and intend on keeping it for awhile I highly recommend replacing the fuses with SR Blue fuses, if not the Orange fuses. I got my Blues for 30% off. It is quite possibly the best tweak I have done aside from room treatments.

It takes awhile to burn the fuses in but once they are, it’s pretty awesome the difference they make. I was pretty skeptical about this mod and thought it was a lot to spend but now that I have, it was the best $400 mod I have done. It made more of a difference than my upgraded power cords and actually probably made a more of a difference than going from my signal cable silver res speaker cables to my ap solo crystals.

Highly recommended if you already love your amp/preamp and intend to keep them for awhile!
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mapman
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Oops...excuse me.....

No more debate. It’s that clear. Right......

It always comes back to that on these fuse threads.

Very predictable......

No more from me. Nothing else to be said that has not been beaten to a pulp already. Bring on the next gen Syn. Kaleidscope fuse which is even more peachy keen. The question will still always be which other fuses might be even better?
isochronism
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I'm afraid the Apocolypse will come before any of these ongoing debates will ever be settled, only to continue down you-know-where for eternity. (seem's like an eternity already:) I'm glad that I'll be out of it. 😇
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mapman
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Good news is there are way more important things to think about and have debate on than fuses in a hifi.  But to each their own.....
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three_easy_payments
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Similar to @mapman I tried a SR Blue fuse in an integrated tube amp a year or two ago.  It did no harm to the sound but I can't say I heard an improvement.  I kept the fuse (they do offer a generous return policy) thinking someday perhaps I will move it into a different component (as perhaps it will make a difference there? - I'm very open minded), but I don't think I'd buy another unless it proves to make a material difference in a future component.

I can hear the differences that is made in cabling, use of cable risers, and even HFTs but as much as I strained I just couldn't hear the fuse difference.  I would not be shocked if it works in some systems or with some components but didn't make a lick of difference in mine.
oldhvymec
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Thanks MC, that's what I'm looking for.

There is stuff I just don't argue with. I try it, and listen. If there is that much of an improvement, I'll give it a shot. I have an amp or two that are prone to pop a fuse every now and then.  I'm a tight ass, no doubt, I need to use one less prone to popping fuses. :-)

Of course my current, shining star, was acting up a bit, blowing fuses. I think I got it calmed down, filter caps were bad. . If  it will hold a fuse for 3 months I'd give it a shot. Month 2 right now.. running 20% cooler. We'll see after that.

Maybe a pair of class D, with the fuse, bypassed, a pair with stock fuses and a pair with SR fuses. Those thing NEVER blow fuses. I suppose there is a break in time, and are direction prone. 
I'll check it out.

Regards

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