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They Seem To Be Consistent

Posted by Luminator (A) on April 25, 2015 at 23:28:41

In Reply to: You didn't answer the question..... posted by Winston Smith on April 25, 2015 at 22:45:47:

Over the years, I think I've gone through about 30 different Hi-Fi Tuning fuses, either Gold or Supreme. Some were 20mm, others were 32mm. Most were slow-blow, but some were fast-blow. As I have not tried their Silver Star, I am not at liberty to comment.

I have multiple samples of the Supreme in the slow-blow 20mm 0.200A value. I haven't found any to be "mislabeled." That is, when pointing in the same direction, all of the samples did indeed sound correct.

Moreover, I've had the slow-blow 20mm 0.500A value in both the Gold and the Supreme. Fortunately, the direction indicated by the arrow on all of these samples was consistent.

That doesn't mean that someone else's samples will be consistently labeled. But at least mine seemed consistent.

This past week, I've had six different audiophiles ask me about these after-market fuses. The fuses I'm currently using have also been used in other people's equipment, none of which is the same as mine. The other guys may have different tastes and values not just from me, but with each other. Nevertheless, these fuses seem to perform the same, regardless of who has had them, or in which components they were placed.

It all depends on the fundamental sound of the component itself. For example, in many mid-fi components, the Synergistic Research Quantum Red ROCKS! Its shortcomings lie in areas where the mid-fi gear doesn't resolve. But when I use the Red in gear which has higher resolution, we notice losses in breath, texture, and organization/scaling of the soundstage.

As one of my audio friends wrote, the Quantum Red can make the Hi-Fi Tuning Supreme sound "feminine." We liken it to the girl who writes logical, factual, grammically-correct arguments. Sometimes, you want that girl to pen searing speeches, intense thrillers, twisted humor, or salacious gossip - but she's just too intellectual, see-through honest, and non-violent.

The Audio Magic Premier Beeswax is bound to be polarizing. It goes to work on the mids and bass, but that work leaves the treble sounding proportionately too small. But when we listen carefully, the treble quality is fine. For a lot of people, the tonal balance will preclude the Premier Beeswax from consideration. But those who can get over the "skewed" tonal balance can find lots to like. Simply put, I haven't found other tweaks, which bring about the instruments' natural textures, quite like the Premier Beeswax.

Everyone bitches about the $175 price. But if this is one's sonic cup of tea, then the $175 for the Premier Beeswax is a cheaper way to attain what, for example, the Cardas Clear and Clear Beyond try to achieve.

Obviously, there are other brands of "audiophile" fuses. I haven't tried most of those, so I can't comment. Other users will have to chime in, and let us know if any was "incorrectly labeled."

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