Streamers and their Fuses
I purchased the Aurender W20SE back in August and ran it on the stock 5 cent generic 2 amp 5mmx20mm slow burn fuse in it’s FURUTECH FI-03 Rhodium plated IEC Inlet. It sounds amazing in stock form the last 3 months… But 3 weeks ago I decided to upgrade the fuse in the W20SE to the Magic Audio Masterpiece M-1. The difference is not subtle. It feels like the potential of the streamer is unlocked, the detail, clarity and richness of tonal transparency is entirely transformed. My goal in HiFi is always holographic imaging of accurate instrument separation, this was improved as well. It is such a startling discovery I cannot listen to my Jay’s Audio MK3-CDT3 CD transport anymore, whereas before the fuse upgrade the CD transport was clearly the higher quality sound reproduction.
Anyone else experienced shocking results from upgrading their streamer’s fuse? I’d love to hear your feedback. All I can say is after burning this Audio Magic m-1 masterpiece in for a week it’s the only fuse I’ll put in my HiFi gear from now on. The purple fuse from Synergistic Research was my previous go to, but the audio magic m-1 is far superior in every possible way imho. 😉
I make my own audiophile fuses out of high purity copper bar. I replaced the fuse in my Innuos streamer and it sounds great. It already sounded great. I'm always reluctant to sound like a fanboy that everything I do deserves another superlative. but my impression was that it was a noticable improvment. I like to refer to fuses as "electron strainers". no need to strain your electrons through a filament the size of a human hair. Jerry |
@jasonbourne52 I didn't think you would be the type that sees every electrical appliance exploding in glorious flames as soon as you take the fuse out of the circuit. |
