Anyone else using slugs instead of fuses? Comments on metals used and sound please
I recently began experimenting with slugs in place of fuses on most of my components and the results have been VERY rewarding. I'll write up a full review eventually but am awaiting possible different metal slugs in the near future. I started with copper and the improvement from stock fuses to the copper slugs was quite noticeable but, honestly, nothing compared to the upgrade from copper to solid silver slugs from Golden State Silver and, shockingly, titanium slugs. Can anyone comment on their DIRECT experience(s) with slugs other than copper? I'm looking into tungsten and possibly molybdenum presently. I'd love to try platinum or palladium but that's probably beyond my reach. AND PLEASE, THERE'S NO NEED TO COMMENT ON HOW FOOLISH IT IS TO BYPASS THE FUSE WITH SLUGS-----WE ALREADY KNOW---YOU'VE TOLD US EXHAUSTIVELY.
I found some good sterling silver tubing from an online source to use in my Magnepan MMGs. I don't listen overly loud and I don't listen to music that could be considered "challenging" for this speaker (as in, primarily, anything heavy metal or rap) so I'm not concerned at all about damaging the speakers. To my ears, the difference was subtle but detectable. Added a hint of airiness, or glimmer. |
@lcherepkai my silver 4 ga silver rods from Golden Gate Silver arrived today. Cut to 20 mm and replaced my copper slug's. The silver sound excellent. More clarity and separation of instruments. The copper sounds very good but I would recommend spending the extra $’s and use silver. The copper sounds very good but silver just a bit better in every way. My 2 cents on my system.
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tksteingraber: I'm delighted to hear that! Yeah, for me, the silver has been a very large improvement over the copper slugs and they actually sound kinda warm in my system. Maybe that's just compared to the titaniums although I wouldn't call those bright, maybe sunny but not bright. I should have graphite, molybdenum, and tungsten to experiment with around Thanksgiving. I would NEVER have thought I could get this level of sonic improvement for such a miniscule investment. And thanks for not calling me an idiot. That sure got old quick. Lol! |
