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

@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

@bolong $595 directional fuse…

Note:  If you are switching from an Orange or Purple fuse to a Master fuse, start by inserting the Master fuse in the same direction as the Master fuse being replaced.  If the Master fuse is not an immediate improvement, flip the Master fuse in the alternate direction

And if it’s still not an improvement - smoke a joint, wait 20 minutes and re-evaluate