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Aftermarket fuse to tame a bright system?

Been reading all the interesting posts here, I've recently switched over to Audioquest silver interconnects and speaker cables, the improvement is easy to hear over OCC copper - lower noise floor, more clarity, greater transient snap, larger soundstage etc.... BUT.

I would say my system still has body, but the top end is now bright/harsh.  Could an aftermarket fuse tame this, so that I can still retain the clarity and other benefits of silver? I'm concerned that this potential solution may make my system more dynamic, and potentially give it a U or V shape sound profile - which is definitely what I don't want.

gavin1977
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sbayne
493 posts
 

Got to be careful with so-called "silver" cables. Most of them are silver plated over copper or worse tin plated over copper. Pure silver cables are very expensive and take forever to break-in. But once they do there is nothing bright or harsh about them. 

secretguy
1,695 posts
 

People get so upset about facts.

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jji666
536 posts
 

Ahem...changing the toe-in (or lack thereof) of your speakers can greatly impact treble. Give it a try before lightening the wallet with multi-colored unidirectional fuses.

ghdprentice
6,957 posts
 

I definitely agree that you need to get them fully broken in before concluding there is a problem. Several hundred hours. I would only start getting concerned after a couple hundred hours.

 

What are your components? If they are budget oriented components then they may require warm interconnects… like Cardas to keep the system balanced. 

gavin1977 OP
55 posts
 

Feedback - direct from Synergistic research, a fuse is unlikely to resolve my problem.  Best to look at changing interconnects (along with power conditioning/power cables).

I kinda like my speaker positioning, so not keen to change it as it affects imaging/soundstage.

 

Thanks all.

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