NEW PROTOTYPE FUSES COMING >>>

jetter,

There is a difference between making veiled accusations and describing what one hears.

Of course it did, that was going to be a given
There’s ulterior rewards to say it did, and nothing to reap if it didn’t.

Total fail. The only "reward" is credibility. If Frank does a good job describing what he hears then others will hear it too and over time Frank will gain credibility. But if Frank gets it wrong then it is only a matter of time before others figure this out and there goes his reputation. No one will care what he has to say one way or the other. This includes the manufacturer. Who in their right mind is gonna give expensive stuff away to someone with zero credibility? They only do this when you are credible. With people like Frank. 

If Frank does his job well then it is the manufacturer who takes all the risk. Frank can say good or bad, he wins either way when everyone finds out he was true and honest.  

This is where we separate the men from the boys. Blather all you want boys, while Frank steps up and shows us the way.   

Once you understand what is really going on then it also is plain as day it does not matter whether Frank got this stuff for free, or paid dearly, or anywhere in between. Doesn't even matter what he paid for any of it. All that matters is he accurately evaluate the differences between the choices. So we know how one performs relative to another. All that matters.  

In other words then not only are the criticism and name-calling undeserved, they show a deep misunderstanding of what it is to evaluate, or review, and indeed what it is to make choices. We all must make choices of one kind or another in building our systems. If one cannot understand even this much, what chance do they have?   

Somewhere between slim, and none. 

I‘m sure Frank will act impartially with an open mind seeking to eliminate any preconceptions or bias: terms which seem to be totally alien to our resident curmudgeon

Frank,

Are any of your previous fuse findings based on pasting with PPT?

slaw ...

• "Are any of your previous fuse findings based on pasting with PPT?"
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The QSA Yellow fuse that is/was in the phono stage was evaluated both ways ... with Total Contact and without. Putting TC on the endcaps seemed to calm the midrange down a bit and put a little more meat on the bones. Both ways, the QSA Yellow fuse sounded dynamic, transparent, went deep in the bass, but I still can’t get around that thin (for lack of a better word) midrange.

So for tonight’s listening session, I replaced the QSA Yellow fuse in the phone stage for one of the prototype fuses. The result? ... The midrange is back in spades. The sound stage is huge and the musicality is really something special.

So at this point, I have an SR Orange fuse in the amp, a prototype fuse in both the line and phono stage. Things are sounding amazing.

Tomorrow, I will replace the SR Orange fuse in the Amp for one of the prototype fuses. That will put prototype fuses in all three pieces of the electronics. We’ll see what happens.

I received another QSA Yellow fuse in today’s mail. So, after tomorrow’s listening session, I will replace the two prototype fuses that will be in the line stage and amp with the QSA Yellow fuses. Stay tuned.

Frank