Isanchez -- thanks for such a complete report - yes, you were using your own ears, but this was a comparative exercise to begin with. And thanks for comfirming (my for now mere speculation) that vibration might be the main problem (I hold nothing against gold or silver filaments ;-) BTW, were both of the ceramic fuses you tried sand-filled?
The reason for my interest in mechanically isolating conductors is I've have been working with Purist cables for some time now (including a pair of their new, solid core Provectus speaker cables, Albert Porter kindly lent me to audition.) And I am absolutely convinced that a properly chosen shock-absorbing material around the conductors is essential to achieving the "blackest" possible background in the final sonics.
So it comes as no surprise that something like a hair-thin fuse filament hard-mounted in a chassis (and usually not far from the power transformer!) would sing like a bird.
I wouldn't be at all surprised that the exotic filament metals in the expensive brands might vibrate less than nickle/steel, but for thirty-nine bucks, they could throw in a little silica sand too!
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The reason for my interest in mechanically isolating conductors is I've have been working with Purist cables for some time now (including a pair of their new, solid core Provectus speaker cables, Albert Porter kindly lent me to audition.) And I am absolutely convinced that a properly chosen shock-absorbing material around the conductors is essential to achieving the "blackest" possible background in the final sonics.
So it comes as no surprise that something like a hair-thin fuse filament hard-mounted in a chassis (and usually not far from the power transformer!) would sing like a bird.
I wouldn't be at all surprised that the exotic filament metals in the expensive brands might vibrate less than nickle/steel, but for thirty-nine bucks, they could throw in a little silica sand too!
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