@ricey I tried 2 HIFI Tuning classic gold fuses in my ARC ph3 phono and ls15 pre. I have noticed a huge change in sound the bass is fuller and deeper with more impact, mids are smother and fuller with great imaging and the highs are smooth and well extended with much better detail. My soundstage is wider and deeper with better placement of instruments. I got mine off of ebay from
Parts_ConneXion_Store
for a great price. Just wish they made a dual element fuse to place in my amp. |
@georgehifi Thanks for posting. Those images are eye opening. Any idea how many cycles passed between images? No, but if you watch a fuse very closely on a poweramp when you turn it on from cold, you’ll see the fuse element inside bend and return slightly, with the turn on current surge Apparently it came from a vintage juke box technician Cheers George |
Ricey, are these the fuses you are considering... https://www.mouser.com/datasheet/2/240/Littelfuse_Fuse_285_Datasheet.pdf-1317236.pdf |
I haven't seen the the slow blow wire move, but I have seen the .5 - 5. amp fast blow, bend. I don't run amps that require above 6-8 amp surge on startup. I had one going through fuses too, 3-4 times a year. Everything in that amp was better than new, except a filter cap was acting up, one day it sprung a leak.. YUP like an ol Harley, I changed all 4 caps, hasn't blown a fuse sense. BTW they were just replaces, just a bad one, in the bunch, Cary took all 4 back and replaced at no charge, and paid the postage.. The fuse your looking at, is not how SR fuses are made. They don't fail like the one in the middle and on the right. Both those fuse will sound bad. The new one will sound good until it looks like the one in the middle. Different construct all together than SR fuses. Many of the other fancy fuses are different than a Busman in "HOW" they are made, it's not just what the end caps are made of or the fuse wire, its how and what it's made out of and that GOO they put on it... They are different... How they sound, and how they are made... Apples, Oranges!! Regards |
