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Thank You To The Inmates Who Lent Me The Fuses
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Posted on April 25, 2015 at 14:20:05 | ||
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![]() 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, * 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. |
Thanks, Lummy. Your findings are appreciated. (Nt.), posted on April 26, 2015 at 04:18:12 | |
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RE: Create Audio, posted on April 26, 2015 at 07:47:52 | |
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Thank you for all your tests! Did you try solder fuse? |
RE: CJ Amps, posted on April 26, 2015 at 09:29:27 | |
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Lummy- which pieces of gear are you fuse-switching ? |
Yes. (Nt.), posted on April 26, 2015 at 18:09:33 | |
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No. (Nt.), posted on April 26, 2015 at 18:10:09 | |
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RE: fuseholder?, posted on April 30, 2015 at 18:12:03 | |
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picked up a bunch of silver plated ones from military surplus, along with silver plated fuses |
RE: fuseholder?, posted on May 1, 2015 at 00:02:39 | |
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unclestu, thanks! ~D Wherever you go there you are. |
RE: Yes. (Nt.), posted on May 1, 2015 at 10:15:19 | |
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Has anyone tried the cryoed inline chassis mounted fuse holder? |
RE: Yes. (Nt.), posted on May 1, 2015 at 12:05:30 | |
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Yes, the Acme Audio Labs cyro silver plated are very nice. AB. |
RE: Yes. (Nt.), posted on May 1, 2015 at 12:45:40 | |
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Oh, Acme. the one I was referring to was the regular one at Locus design, for $2.95. |