Swiss Fuse Box. I have two of them. Best of both worlds: no fuses, and the equipment is still protected
Anyone else using slugs instead of fuses? Comments on metals used and sound please
I recently began experimenting with slugs in place of fuses on most of my components and the results have been VERY rewarding. I'll write up a full review eventually but am awaiting possible different metal slugs in the near future. I started with copper and the improvement from stock fuses to the copper slugs was quite noticeable but, honestly, nothing compared to the upgrade from copper to solid silver slugs from Golden State Silver and, shockingly, titanium slugs. Can anyone comment on their DIRECT experience(s) with slugs other than copper? I'm looking into tungsten and possibly molybdenum presently. I'd love to try platinum or palladium but that's probably beyond my reach. AND PLEASE, THERE'S NO NEED TO COMMENT ON HOW FOOLISH IT IS TO BYPASS THE FUSE WITH SLUGS-----WE ALREADY KNOW---YOU'VE TOLD US EXHAUSTIVELY.
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@thyname agree👍…Gets a bit pricey and cluttered when you have seven devices with power plug fuses. SFB is a fantastic product improving SQ. Very happy with mine. |
Thanks Everyone For Your Help - This arrived today with little warning :) https://headphone.guru/headphone-guru-2023-product-of-the-year-awards/ |
@lcherepkai any updates on the various metal slugs you ordered? I’m a silver fan. Thanks |
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tksteingraber: I've been meaning to do a write-up on all the slugs I have on hand but just haven't had the time or energy to really get into it yet. At the moment, I have copper, silver, titanium, tungsten, and molybdenum. I recently found that American Elements of Los Angeles has titanium alloys incorporating either palladium or platinum. I'm hugely interested in these, but the company hasn't responded to any of my email inquiries and the phone calls I've place always end up with me hanging up on their answering machine. Do you know if anyone has tried the rhodium plated slugs from Verafiaudio? |
steakster: Welcome to the sluggos club! Yeah, it's kinda mind-blowing just how much of an improvement is wrought by subbing a solid slug in place of a fuse. And the variation in sound from the different metals is much more than I would have anticipated. Silver is a great choice all-around. I'm really hoping to try the titanium alloys from American Elements mentioned above although I'm guessing the 50% titanium/50% platinum will be well outside of my range but the 95% titanium/ 5% palladium should work very nicely (if I can ever get ahold of the company). Will you be sticking with silver slugs, or do you plan to experiment a bit? It's crazy how little this costs and the improvements gained. Best of luck with it!
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@lcherepkai Thanks…no I do not know of anyone trying the Rhodium/TCopper slug from Verifiaudio. It’s too pricey for me and I’d rather spend that $ towards a second SFB and use the silver slugs. I do like their gold/copper slug as well for brighter components. |
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steakster: I picked up the titanium rod from McMaster-Carr. You can probably find purer rod elsewhere and make sure you get the 99% titanium as there are many alloys out there, that is unless you get something like the platinum or palladium alloys. And I was very curious about the cables using tungsten, but I've found that I like the molybdenum much better. It's not quite as focused as the tungsten but has just as much detail and sounds smoother, sweeter, more organic. I'm thinking about getting some titanium wire and molybdenum wire and mixing them to make a power cord. That's what I've done with the slugs in my system, 1 titanium in the DAC, and moly slugs in the transport and amp. It's the best combination I've tried so far.
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