Reading thru this thread I find it entertaining that after introducing pure silver ICs and speaker cables, all in a signal path, that made the system bright, there are those who believe a fuse that’s not in a signal path can help reverse the effect.
Analogy to this will be if you replaced the wheels on your car with super low profile wheel/tire combo and the ride became a lot rougher, you’d be hoping to smooth that out by replacing an air filter.
Only way you can tame a bright system with fuses is if you wrap the fuses in cotton balls and insert them into your ears. Common guys…
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.
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I think that's fair comment @audphile1 What is interesting though is that interconnects seem to be the most important piece of the chain, silver in this position provides an upwards tilt to the frequency response - silver in other positions seems to have less effect (just more transparency). What has surprised me though is that power cables can really change the frequency response as well (let's ignore silver or copper issue at this point), with some power cables providing more open and extended treble. Anyway, I have concluded that an aftermarket fuse may well change the sound, it might help - but fundamentally it's the interconnect which needs to be switched out because the upwards tilt I have with this silver interconnect will likely always remain and I'd end up trying to over/incorrectly compensate for it elsewhere. Some good suggestions on alternative interconnects given here and I will likely try an aftermarket fuse at some point, but I think I need to sort out the fundamentals first. |
@gavin1977 well yeah if you send garbage into the amp nothing will stop it from passing it on to the speakers. If the amp is transparent enough that is. Power cables make a difference for sure. Driving factors are gauge, quality of conductor material, different dielectric, different lengths, connector material and plating, shielding…all make a difference to various degree and that depends on how good the power supply design is in the component. Power cables will also act as filters to reject noise going into the power supply and into the ac line. Good luck! |
Paul McGowan On Audiophile Fuses Paul of PS Audio describes his astonishment at what a difference audiophile fuses made in his system. His first experience was a blind test during which he didn't even know what the tweak was. We also learn that PS Audio has been using such fuses in some of its equipment since then. |
That's interesting that you think a fuse is such a trivial thing, but breaking in Furutech GTX-D NCF outlets causes an "absolutely psychotic rollercoaster that lasts over 300hrs." What do you think accounts for the difference? |
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