HiFI Fuses ?

I have replaced the stock fuses in my system with the Hi-Fi Tuning fuses in my Ayre C-5xe, Aesthetix Calypso, and my YBA Alpha2 amplifier.

The result of changing the fuses in the Ayre and the Aesthetix resulted in greater detail and upper end extension without added etch or glare. The effect was subtle but still worthwhile. Please note that the fuses needed to be burned in for about two days (before the burn in...etch/glare!).

When I finally changed the fuses for the YBA amplifier, the effect was definitely more noticeable: much wider soundstage, more air and transparency...The overall effect was a much greater sense of three dimensionality (again, without added etch or glare).

Would I recommend the fuses. YES!

calgarian5355

I bought one from FatWyre (the Cable co.). I'm a big skeptic about some of this HiFi "magic". BUT I did think it made a difference....clarity, definition...better sound overall. Can I prove it? Probly not...but I still think it sounds better and for 30 bucks, that's good enough.

I recently purchased 3 of them, 1 for CDP, 1 for integrated amp & another for Marantz A/V receiver. The most change was in the A/V receiver. More and louder surround effects without having changed any settings, center channel effects & dialogue more focused on center channel, big change in sound quality. Listening to the Club Fever sequence in "Collateral" the gunshots had less punch but sound effects were more detailed and distinct. With "Master and Commander" the first battle's cannon fire changed from sharp booms to dull booms. Soundstage opened up & surround effects more noticeable than with stock Marantz fuse. Both films I listened to in DTS.

My assessment of them mirrors Calgarin5355's. The improvement is subtle and also cummulative. Definitely worth the money.

I put Critical Link Fuses in my GCC100 amp and the improvement was easy to hear - I listened to a cut - then 15 minutes later I listened again with the fuses now in place -a nice improvement, and certainly worth the money. I am dying to put better fuses in my MA1's but have to check with Atma to see which ones are in the path and could provide improvement- there are 6 fuses per chasis- and that could get expensive.