Streamers and their Fuses

“I got the Paul Pang Audio PPA OCXO 10M Master Clock for $575 here on Audiogon.”

@brandonhifi

I hate to be the one to say this…I looked up the specs of PPA, for a 10MHz clock, -120dBc/Hz at 10Hz offset is not very impressive--especially since the specified performance of the W20SE/MK3-CDT3 OCXO clocks itself is likely better. Not to not mention the variables of external BNC cable and subpar internal cabling/parts in these clocks.

In any case, I recommend buying high quality BNC 75ohms ‘clock’ cables so you can use them with another clock incase you don’t hear any improvements with PPA. Looking forward to your findings with PPA clock. Good luck!

@1971gto455ho Right back at you. You ridicule the concept and ridicule those that have tried the concept of fuses.

Have you tested or tried fuses in your streamer?

I have not and therefore do not condemn those that have and report positive results. 

see where it’s coming from and stop reading… simple right ?

Up until las year, I was very skeptical of fuses or any other tweaks with the exception of cabling. A fellow audiophile convinced me to try the SR Purple fuse on my Innuos Zenith MK3 streamer. It was around $200 with a decent return policy, so I figured why not try it. I have to say it was the best $200 I have spent in this hobby. The improvement was unmistakable -- it was as if a veil was lifted. I was getting better separation, more air, more oomph, and just a sense of bigger scale. It just expanded the soundstage in all directions. It doesn't make sense that a tiny fuse in the streamer can make this kind of an impact. But it did! 

For those of you with Innuos streamers here is some information on fuses and Innuos recommendations on size and directionality.

@arafiq thanks for your feedback.

Replacing the fuse on Innuos products – Innuos – High-Fidelity Digital Music Servers and Streamers

 @jerryg123  I've a large powerful system that to most does not get any better. Well engineered, electrified, modified, pretty to boot, and at 1800lbs we're done. There is no '0' hum or noise at any point, I do not recommend looking for non existing problems, nor market scam band-aid repairs for such. The science is there for just about anything or topic, and a person can, should, believe what they hear IMO. So there it is, should I choose to laugh I will...perhaps privately. Remember You can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear.