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Fuses that matter.

I have tried six different fuses, including some that were claimed to not be directional. I have long used the IsoClean fuses as the best I have heard. No longer! I just got two 10 amp slow-blows WiFi Tuning Supreme fuses that really cost too much but do make a major difference in my sound. I still don't understand how a fuse or its direction can alter sound reproduction for the better, but they do and the Supreme is indeed! I hear more detail in the recordings giving me a more holographic image. I also hear more of the top and bottom ends. If only you could buy them for a couple of bucks each.
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wolf_garcia
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Do you "re-fuse?" (my 32nd most cerebral pun of the decade). Follow the rubber line. Now I feel I have to take every piece of my gear apart and see if the wires are "direction appropriate"...would an electron microscope be useful in detecting the optimal wire grain orientation direction? Damn...this is gonna take forever....
wolf_garcia
6,600 posts
 
Refuse the re-fusers, or fuse with them...it's that simple.
wolf_garcia
6,600 posts
 
For now I've decided to ignore opinions about high end fuses and avoid using them unless somebody gives me one. It just seems like a simpler way to go, and hey, I have to take a stand someplace. Please feel free to ignore this opinion.
wolf_garcia
6,600 posts
 
The alleged benefits of the Nano fuse are obviated by my ability to buy 6 new CDs, several LPs ( I get nice used ones locally), or years of ear wax removal kits for my $60...and that's just one fuse. If there was a "fuse loaner" program out there I'd gladly participate in it, otherwise count me out as a gear specific and selective "Luddite/Philistine seeker of free fuses."
wolf_garcia
6,600 posts
 
Bryoncunningham...maybe you put 'em in backwards.
wolf_garcia
6,600 posts
 
Nothing beats a "realistic" soundstage. However, if my soundstage became more realistic my agoraphobia (not to be confused with "angoraphobia", an irrational fear of certain sweaters) would set in, and nobody wants that. To test fuses, I think you need 2 absolutely identical systems, or at least 2 identical pieces of gear with and without the "special" fuses. Then have somebody switch them without you knowing and allow for break-in time, perhaps allowing time for a visit to your therapist to help you with the compulsive side of your hobby/fetish ...there ya go!
wolf_garcia
6,600 posts
 
Three words occur to me when I plow through this weave of threads: Gasbag, Florid, and Insecure. I'm glad I'm a musician and not a scientist, although scientists are cute when they're little.

I also think people who market audio "esoterica" or difficult to explain (or justify the expense of) tweaks miss the boat by not stating the following: "If you don't see a dramatic improvement in the sound of your gear after installing this product, you're a tin eared idiot." Period. This would cut to the philosophical marketing chase and prompt a feeding frenzy, thereby satisfying both ends of the deal.
wolf_garcia
6,600 posts
 
Real leather is better for listening as it keeps the spiritual essence of the dead cow around you, and we all know the audible benefits of that...I got ROOMS full of that stuff!
wolf_garcia
6,600 posts
 
If Gshepardbuster (!) is talking about cows, I think we have some humor here.
wolf_garcia
6,600 posts
 
Mapman is thankfully discreet relative to tawdry bovine retail assessment theories.
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