Aftermarket fuse to tame a bright system?

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.

@gavin1977 I owned Thunder, Tornado and Hurricane.

Here’s my free advice…take it for what it’s worth…

Start closest to the speakers and work your way up the audio chain. Going from the source down will be less effective. So…speaker cables, power cord on the amp, interconnects feeding the amp…those are the most critical cables and will make the most difference in your case…with emphasis on “your case”.

Brightest interconnect should be (if you have to have it) from source to preamp tamed by the equivalent quality copper from pre to amp - this always worked best in my system.

Placing the Hurricane on the amp will also help with your problem