Thank You To The Inmates Who Lent Me The Fuses

Posted by Luminator (A) on April 25, 2015 at 14:20:05

I'm not going to name names, unless the three of you want to take a bow :-)

Readers of my blog know that I review a wide variety of gear. In the mean time, after-market fuses have become mature technology. My audio friends are now on their 2nd and 3rd generations of such fuses. We not only get to play with the new fuses, the old ones get to be passed from 'phile to 'phile. All of these fuses have aided me, as I've reviewed electronic gear.

My current review of the Simaudio Neo 260D is going to take a few weeks. I will not be able to blog about the fuses themselves for some time. Since several of you are clamoring for reports on the fuses, let me just give you the Cliffs Notes version here.

Audio Magic Premier Beeswax: if you want images carved with X-Acto knife precision, look elsewhere. The Premier Beeswax paints with an artist's bristle brush. But in terms of texturally and timbrally making voices and instruments sound more like, well, voices and instruments, nothing else in my decades of experience does them as honestly as this. This is not the usual ubiquitous fake warmth and "analog-like" BS. The Premier Beeswax helps my gear remind us that instruments are not just metal, plastic, wood, tubes, and paint; they are the result of machinery and handcrafting.

Hi-Fi Tuning Supreme: the bargain of the bunch, the Supreme allows my gear to become more chameleon-like. It does the best job of maintaining the mid-treble, AND the air and "breath" around each image. If you watch CSN Bay Area's broadcasts of Golden State Warriors games, the Supreme does the best job of getting right the squeaks, crowd chatter, clangs, swishes, scorer's table buzzes, and balls bouncing. Moreover, because these ambient sounds are placed in the largest, most accurate soundstage, the venue as a whole is better-reproduced. Yes, I live just two BART stops south of the Coliseum. Yes, I've been there many times. Given my system, the Supreme does the best job of making feel as though I'm in the Coliseum arena.

Synergistic Research Quantum Red: clean, glossy, and fleet of foot, when it comes to PRAT, the Quantum Red doesn't mess around.

Each of the above sounds different. Some of you will like the Premier Beeswax for its "organic" renditions of the music. Some of you will appreciate the Supreme for allowing your system to differentiate each recording. Some of you can't do without the Quantum Red's modern sound. Please don't be the bigot, who proclaims that one is universally superior to all others.

Despite what the manufacturers say, all three fuses are directional. So you'll have to try each fuse both ways. Don't worry, the wrong direction will be easy to discern.

The Supreme takes just a few days to burn-in. The Premier Beeswax and Quantum Red take 3-4 long weeks to burn-in. Moreover, they can sound terrible, for the first couple of weeks. So be patient.

All of my non-audiophile guests* can easily tell the sonic differences between each fuse. Once you hear one, and then go back to whatever stock fuse came with your gear, you're going to curse the stock fuse.

The Audiophiles' DJ,
Lummy The Loch Monster

* Last night, my guests were reminiscing about the early 90s. We brought back the trio of Cathy Dennis' "Too Many Walls," Kylie Minogue (with Keith Washington)'s "If You Were With Me Now," and Kathy Troccoli's "Everything Changes." These were anti-grunge pop songs of the 91-92 school year. They were instrumental in highlighting the sonic differences between the three after-market fuses.

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Topic - Thank You To The Inmates Who Lent Me The Fuses - Luminator 14:20:05 04/25/15 (34)

fuseholder? - Lew 11:26:39 04/26/15 (8)

RE: fuseholder? - Awe-d-o-file 08:27:12 04/27/15 (7)

RE: fuseholder? - unclestu 18:12:03 04/30/15 (6)

RE: fuseholder? - ipdtt 20:38:59 04/30/15 (5)

RE: fuseholder? - unclestu 21:16:19 04/30/15 (4)

RE: fuseholder? - Lew 08:10:30 05/01/15 (2)

Alas - unclestu 12:21:11 05/01/15 (1)

PS - unclestu 12:48:38 05/01/15 (0)

RE: fuseholder? - ipdtt 00:02:39 05/01/15 (0)

Question, please..... - Winston Smith 15:49:05 04/25/15 (24)

That Depends On the Circuit - Luminator 16:23:17 04/25/15 (23)

RE: That Depends On the Circuit - Palustris 11:39:51 04/27/15 (0)

You didn't answer the question..... - Winston Smith 22:45:47 04/25/15 (21)

RE: You didn't answer the question..... - Palustris 11:48:29 04/27/15 (0)

They Seem To Be Consistent - Luminator 23:28:41 04/25/15 (19)

Thanks, Lummy. Your findings are appreciated. (Nt.) - Winston Smith 04:18:12 04/26/15 (0)

Well, maybe not always - Joe Appierto 01:57:07 04/26/15 (17)

RE: Well, maybe not always - Awe-d-o-file 08:16:42 04/26/15 (7)

CJ Amps - Luminator 09:02:27 04/26/15 (2)

RE: CJ Amps - Awe-d-o-file 08:09:38 04/27/15 (0)

RE: CJ Amps - fantja 09:29:27 04/26/15 (0)

RE: Well, maybe not always - Joe Appierto 08:39:12 04/26/15 (3)

RE: Well, maybe not always - Awe-d-o-file 08:20:50 04/27/15 (2)

RE: Well, maybe not always - Joe Appierto 08:33:29 04/27/15 (1)

RE: Well, maybe not always - Awe-d-o-file 11:33:12 04/27/15 (0)

Create Audio Luxury Nano Fuse - aupiho 03:41:22 04/26/15 (8)

RE: Create Audio - Winston Smith 04:15:12 04/26/15 (7)

RE: Create Audio - aupiho 07:47:52 04/26/15 (1)

No. (Nt.) - Winston Smith 18:10:09 04/26/15 (0)

Did you mean AMR fuses? - Joe Appierto 04:34:28 04/26/15 (4)

Yes. (Nt.) - Winston Smith 18:09:33 04/26/15 (3)

RE: Yes. (Nt.) - jhrlrd 10:15:19 05/01/15 (2)

RE: Yes. (Nt.) - jhrlrd 12:45:40 05/01/15 (0)

RE: Yes. (Nt.) - ABliss 12:05:30 05/01/15 (0)

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