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Fuses that matter.

I have tried six different fuses, including some that were claimed to not be directional. I have long used the IsoClean fuses as the best I have heard. No longer! I just got two 10 amp slow-blows WiFi Tuning Supreme fuses that really cost too much but do make a major difference in my sound. I still don't understand how a fuse or its direction can alter sound reproduction for the better, but they do and the Supreme is indeed! I hear more detail in the recordings giving me a more holographic image. I also hear more of the top and bottom ends. If only you could buy them for a couple of bucks each.
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agisthos
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I also think the SR fuses are the best. And they are definately directional, unlike some of the other fuses where I could not tell a difference by reversing them.
agisthos
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I have had the AMR, Audio Magic Liquid and now SR fuses. In my opinion the best fuse was....... no fuse.

For DAC's, pre-amps and optical players you are better off jumping the fuse, always. I have never had to replace a blown fuse in low voltage equipment like this, so will run the risk.

Amplifiers is another story. I'm not game enough to go there, even with the electrical box having breaker switches. But once you realise how much a fuse can color the sound of your amp, it does gets tempting.

No fuse is just better. Imagine how bad UK audiophiles have it, as well as the components, they also have fuses in each AC connector of the main cables.
agisthos
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Yes I think you are right Norm. Even when I don't think the fuse is directional, I still put it with writing as the direction due to my audiophile OCD tendancies.
But with the SR when direction was changed I could hear it easily. I would not say it was vastly better, but it was certainly a different sonic presentation.

This was quite a change to my previous fuse direction swapping attempts, where I was straining to hear any difference.
agisthos
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slow-blow vs fast-blo?

We all know fuses do make a difference (at least those commenting here). And I presume most of us -when we say fuse upgrade- are buying slow-blo.

But what if its fast-blo fuses that are best? Putting aside what the manual says, has anyone compared both types of the same value and brand?

No doubt some boutique fuse manufacturers are just supplying the same product for both fast and slow, but that's another story.
agisthos
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You can't go wrong with the AMR, because they are such good value as a three pack. But the SR20 fuses are just the best imo.

My theory as to why the SR fuses are so directional, is that going by the minimal information available, Synergistic use a high voltage 'Telsa' conditioning process. So they are conditioned in one direction.
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