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RE: Audiophile Grade Fuses

Posted by ionman on July 24, 2014 at 20:59:28:
Hello, I currently use Hifi Tuning Gold fuses in all of my stereo equipment that includes a B&K AVR505 Receiver, Belles 350A Reference Amplifier, Theta Digital Compli Universal Player, and Audio Research DAC7.

A few months ago I had been reading a lot of positive reviews of the Audio Horizons Platinum fuse, so I had one sent to me for an audition. The only fuse rating that Audio Horizons had in stock to audition was a fuse for the Theta Universal Player, so when the AH fuse arrived I removed the Hifi Tuning fuse from the Theta Compli and installed the AH Platinum fuse. After auditioning the fuse for a few days my impression was that the fuse somehow changed the timbre of the music. It was as if there was an artificial sheen that was applied to the music that I did not care for at all. Also, the bass became flabby and a lot less articulate than with the Hifi Tuning fuse. I left the AH fuse in the Theta for a full week thinking that it must need more time to burn in (that was one very long week!), but it never got any better and I just wanted to go back to listening to music again (and enjoying it) so I remove the AH fuse and reinstalled the Hifi Tuning Gold fuse and the music bliss returned. I returned the AH fuse within the audition period.

I didn't really understand all the positive reviews surrounding the AH fuse, but perhaps it just didn't work well in the Theta Player. Maybe it would be better in an amp. Any thoughts?

-Ionman