I don't know, but I was wondering if high end manufacturers of audio components use high end fuses. I have McIntosh 601's. They are 10k + for the pair. You would think companies like this would have researched this potential improvement. Even if they dropped a couple hundred bucks more on a component and it made their product sound better than the competition, they would do it, and list it in their features. I don't remember any company doing this. But they may be trying to cut corners or just don't know about it. No, I haven't tried high end fuses, so that may disqualify me from this discussion. But if some high end companies (like McIntosh) try to weigh in here, ignore them, they probably have not tried them either.
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Well Holo Audio checks off every other snake oil claim w.r.t. May DAC (but can't figure out a buffer) so why not add fuses in there? Starting off with NOS at redbook rates is already a flawed presentation. I did get a kick out of their marketing. That was some seriously thick spreading of the brown stuff. https://www.kitsunehifi.com/product/holo-audio-may-dac/ |
Replacing a fuse or even twisting the existing fuse back and forth in its holder will make a difference, if the component has ben in service for a long period of time. As George pointed out, after many cycles of off and on, the electrode can burn and weaken. Also, after time, the contacts (just as with speaker cable connectors and IC cable connectors) may also become a bit oxidized or corroded and need cleaned, or at least twisted in the holder, to remove oxidation and improve contact. In most cases the difference you’ll hear by replacing old burned fuses with standard new replacement fuses or cleaning contacts, would be the same as putting in a $150.00 super fuse, but without the cost....Jim |
In most cases the difference you’ll hear by replacing old burned fuses with standard new replacement fuses or cleaning contacts, would be the same as putting in a $150.00 super fuse, but without the cost....Jim Ya got that right https://youtu.be/l886uQi6Rhg?t=48 |
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