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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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uberwaltz
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Not quite accurate George but unfortunately the one I knew and spoke to died, so please don’t say something crass like how convenient!

That was Charley Hansen of Ayre Acoustics.

He was a firm believer in boutique fuses, aftermarket PC and voicing of his equipment via Myrtle wood blocks that he actually supplied with his amps etc straight from the factory.
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Really!! I knew Charley quite well (rip) when we collaborated in both modding a Wadia Digimaster X64.4 from Jock Homo’s website, he was the furthest from being a vood’ist snake oiler that I could imagine.

This I have to see. Please show links where he talks like you fusers do about the sonic advantages a >$150 boutique fuses give.
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uberwaltz
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George
Not what I said at all about having links showing him stating his views on the net.

All I know is from my own personal interaction.
Oh and the fact Ayre did and still do supply the Myrtle wood blocks with their gear.

I have zero interest in arguing anything with you that cannot be proven .

Just maybe he did not consider aftermarket fuses " voodist snake oil".
Can you state in your interaction that he actually called fuses this?

No matter, that’s a rhetorical question so have a great evening.

Oh and save the " you fusers" please.

Or should we start calling you the " anti fusers"?
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nonoise
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Priceless.
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georgehifi
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Like I said, and I asked nicely, "please show a link" to Charlie's (rip) statement you said he made, where "he was a firm believer in boutique fuses" and what they did for the sound.   
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