Things like that, you have to try them in your system. Call The Cable Company. They specialize in keeping demo units of everything they sell. They'll send you 4 or 5 different ones, and you can keep them for 2 weeks. If they make a difference you think is worth paying for, buy them. If not, send them back and keep your money.
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@xmbw4 advice is wise. I have some in my system (Synergistic Research) and the difference is subtle. Better? Not sure. There are definitely better places like acoustic panels to spend that money on. |
I'm going to answer your question from the other side as I have not experimented with audiophile fuses. I had been researching the topic when I came across posts, here, about slugs, rods of solid metal, in place of fuses and I went down that avenue because I could just see me losing my s$!t if I blew up a fuse that had I paid hundreds of dollars for. Now, I've posted about my findings several times and received a lot of pushback regarding the dangers of doing this. I'm fine with the risk and find the benefits quite substantial, on the level of a significant component upgrade. I use slugs in a Bel Canto DAC 2.8, Bel Canto CD-3t transport, and a pair of Red Dragon S-500 in vertical biamp (not bridged) and can't imagine going back to an obviously less detailed sound with a loss of precision in image specificity and depth. Tonally, the slugs can be a good thing or can cause some damage. I've experimented with several different metals, all clearly having their own sound. It's actually pretty shocking just how BAD the stock fuses sound. |
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