imhififan: I don't own a non-contact digital infrared laser thermometer gun but I have a construction buddy and will check with him. That's good advice.. Thank you.
Question about suitable fuse metals
I've been wanting to experiment with audiophile fuses for a while but the cost and the concern of blowing one of these costly fuses has kept me from purchasing. However, I read that solid slugs actually sound better than fuses and cost WAY less, so I purchased a 6" rod of 99.99 copper and, because I wasn't really thinking, also purchased another 6" rod of titanium. I guess I was thinking of rhodium, palladium, or platinum, not titanium. I had these cut down to 20mm and, so far have tried them in my amp, a Red Dragon S500, and my DAC, the Bel Canto 2.8, which I run direct without a preamp. The titanium slug sounds pretty darn good in the DAC, noticeably better than the copper. I tried one in the amp as well and that combo did not work well at all. The amp is doing better with the copper slug. I looked up the electrical conductivity of titanium and found it is a rather poor conductor. Is there any risk to the DAC using the titanium slug, given the poor electrial conductivity? Thanks for any relevant input.
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What fuse holder are you using that lets you substitute a 6" solid slug? At this point the only thing it sounds like you are doing is tweaking the voltage across the DAC. You’d be safer / better off with a variable voltage supply, but seriously we are deep in the flat earth / Mad Mike Hughes territory of experimentation. Get yourself a safer hobby, like making headphone cables.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Hughes_(daredevil)
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I'd say wait for a sale and bite the bullet for some Synergistic Research fuses... I thought they would be a bunch of BS but holy smokes they are awesome... I started with one Orange in my amp just to see if it was worth it, not to long until I did the other two in my amp, then one in my DAC but a purple this time, and another purple in my Aurender streamer.. Not sure what snake oil crap is in them but they really really add smoothness, warmth, analog sounding... I think VH audio has sales like 2 for 1 sometimes
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