Aftermarket fuse to tame a bright system?

The smoothest sounding fuse is likely Hifi-Tuning Supreme3 copper, but personally I’d change the speakers for smoother ones.

I am new to this/these forums, so I will just add my 2¢.

It is never a good idea to attempt to mitigate one problem by introducing an opposite coloration to balance the two. But you already knew that, right? 😉

The only path to success is to identify the problem, i.e. the source/cause of the brightness, then address that directly.

And contrary to other responses, as a degreed electrical engineer and an audiophile for 40+ years, a "cheap" fuse CAN alter the sound, but NEVER in a good way! Fuses only add another unwanted coloration - but you knew that already!

The very best way to tame brightness or any frequency-based colorations is to use an equalizer - either in the analog or digital domain - doesn't matter which. The proper/correct/judicious use of equalizers, in the hands of an expert, can and will fix essentially ALL frequency-related problems. Thank you.

Don Roderick, Tuxedo NY

droderick175

The very best way to tame brightness or any frequency-based colorations is to use an equalizer - either in the analog or digital domain - doesn't matter which.

I think using EQ is a solution of the last resort. Room treatment is the first thing to consider, imo.

Tried a few different approaches this afternoon - I have found that the Dragon Source power cable was a bit too much, switched it for a Thunder copper cable and things improved a lot, but this is still with the Dragon silver interconnects and speaker cables.  So the power cable change has helped a lot, perhaps just too much silver in the system.  I’ll continue to play with different set ups.

My overall impression of the Audio Magic M2 fuse is that it reduces distortion. I would not call that "meddling with coloration." This whole process was illuminating in that regard - much of what listeners may be calling brightness, bassiness, etc. may be more a matter of distortion and not something that needs to be "tamped down."

That said, room treatment is also crucial.