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Model: 20mm and 31.8mm Category: Accessory Suggested Retail Price: $25 Description: Audio Grade Fuses Manufacturer URL: IsoClean Model Picture: View
Review by faithnomorefreak (A) on February 17, 2005 at 15:35:34
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for the 20mm and 31.8mmI first saw these little guys here on AA a few weeks back and based upon the good reviews from 6moons, I ponied up the $50 for two of the 3A 31.8mm x 6mm fuses from Brian at aaudioimports.comAs you can see in pictures they look like regular fuses only gold plated and with directional arrows. They look like nothing special until...
...you pop the suckers in your gear! I replaced each fuse on the balanced digital audio and video outputs in my Monster HTPS 7000 PC.
Right off hand they only made a slightly noticeable amount of difference. I could immediately hear more low level details in my music and especially my reference video games. I wouldn't say it changed the actual sound positively or negatively. Visually there was no significant difference. I was told by Brian that they will improve greatly after 3-4 days of break in. And boy was he right.
After 72 hours or so, I was hearing those first low level details in my music and games even more. It was like the volume was turned up only on those micro details. Like they were brought to the forefront more. They still did not color the sound, which I really liked. On video, the images just snapped into focus even more. I had to turn the sharpness on my set down five notches out of thirty. It was a huge improvement!
I highly recommend these fuses to anybody. Getting these results just from putting them in my PC was incredible. I can't even imagine swapping them out in source components. They don't color your sound at all IMO and just bring out these little details that you were missing. They are even more recommended for HT buffs like me. The video clarity will astound you!
Product Weakness: Justifying paying $25 for a little fuse. But you'll be happy you did after it breaks in. Product Strengths: Cost/Benefit ratio can't be beat. Improved audio a great deal but video even more.
Associated Equipment for this Review: Amplifier: Pioneer VSX-D488 Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): None Sources (CDP/Turntable): Harmon Kardon FL 8385 Speakers: Klipsch SF2 Cables/Interconnects: All Monster (I know) Music Used (Genre/Selections): Trance, House, Metal, Video Games! Room Size (LxWxH): 15 x 14 x 8 Room Comments/Treatments: None Time Period/Length of Audition: 1 Week Other (Power Conditioner etc.): Monster HTPS 7000, VH Audio Flavor 3 cords on CDP, PS2, and TV Type of Audition/Review: Product Owner
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Topic - REVIEW: IsoClean 20mm and 31.8mm Accessory - faithnomorefreak 15:35:34 02/17/05 (9)
- anyone put materials on the glass tube itself ??? - tonemaniac 10:34:44 02/19/05 (1)
- Re: anyone put materials on the glass tube itself ??? - faithnomorefreak 13:57:24 02/20/05 (0)
- IsoClean 20mm and 31.8mm Accessory - dusted 18:33:56 02/17/05 (5)
- Re: IsoClean 20mm and 31.8mm Accessory - faithnomorefreak 23:06:28 02/17/05 (4)
- Re: IsoClean 20mm and 31.8mm Accessory - dusted 05:57:00 02/18/05 (3)
- You can always try it both ways. /nt\ - Julien43 17:08:53 02/18/05 (0)
- Re: IsoClean 20mm and 31.8mm Accessory - faithnomorefreak 09:12:46 02/18/05 (1)
- You need a meter - Norm 11:28:52 02/22/05 (0)
- IsoClean fuses are great. I agree almost entirely in your review - Norm 16:11:27 02/17/05 (0)
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