Fuse and Power Cable improvements 'how'? - Nuprime ID-8


Hi Everyone,

    Thank you ahead.  I recently bought a pair of Kudos C2 speakers through Audiogon and upgraded my amp to Nuprime ID-8.   Even with 100watt RMS I'm not able to power the C2 to satisfaction.  It'll be a long while before I can save up for the high quality 200+watt range amps.  I've been reading that others install better power cable and fuses into their amps and get sonic improvements.   I'm wonder how does that work and how much improvement would that really bring (considering that's $300+ extra parts for a $999 amp)?  Hoping to get educated on the subject.  Thanks.

Lincoln

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Showing 1 response by geoffkait

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I don’t think power cables or fuses will achieve the results you are looking for. Most people who enjoy improvements with these upgrades are in measures of resolution. More air around instruments, more precise soundstage. They are not going to increase the sense of power or bass slam.

I’d opine resolution per se is probably not the overriding issue for most audiophiles, so your post is a little bit of a Strawman. I’d further opine the sonic characteristics competing with resolution are treble accuracy, overall tonality, low distortion, frequency extension, bass performance, musicality. In addition AIR is most likely a combination of resolution, high frequency extension and low distortion. What makes your statement perhaps even more of a strawman argument is the fact that many of us actually do achieve greater resolution, sense of power and bass slam with aftermarket fuses and audiophile power cords.