Swiss Digital FUSE BOX Question Thread

I purchased two Swiss boxes replacing Purple and Master SR fuses. They are now pretty broken in and I love them! I have a Graphene Sluggo on my Int amp and pure copper Sluggos on my field coil power supply. The copper Sluggos are definitely directional. I have not found the Graphene Sluggos to be directional in my amplifier.

The SR fuses are wonderful, but the Swiss box does not editorialize or color the sound in any way. All SR fuses have a sound and personality if you will. Using them I was forced to find the recipe or combo of fuse colors needed for my system and tastes. None of the recipe tailoring is needed with the Swiss box.

All aspects of sound quality have improved with no part of the frequency spectrum highlighted. As others have said, music has a greater sense of ease and is naturally and rightly balanced. The Swiss box improves dynamics, realism, resolution, stage size and just puts a smile on your face.

Well I ordered a 3rd for my Innuos Pulsar streamer. Once my new dac comes in I will order a Swiss for it! All in on these. 

My third Swiss box is now in place on my Innuos Pulsar streamer. Another gain in sound quality.  These are easily the best component/tweak upgrade I have experienced.   Just wonderful. The Audiophile’s Wife agrees 110%.  
 

For me and in my system, the Graphene Sluggos are king of the Sluggo hill. They are the most refined, natural and easeful sounding.  They make me want to listen longer. Better depth and layering.  I like the pure copper also, but the Graphene is next level.  

@antigrunge2 Please tell us more about this combo in terms of sonic qualities. I was not aware of this product from Furutech. 

Wow. Interesting.   Problem is this won’t  work with the Swiss Box as is without the use of an adapter 🙁.  

Built my own adaptors replacing the cheap ones from Amazon. My goodness what a big step up in sound quality! If any of you are using the cheap adaptors you really must build a good DIY adaptor. You can buy great sounding AC plugs on Amazon from Viborg or Monosaudio. Here is a link to the Viborg offerings. You can order Rhodium, Gold, or copper. These sound as good as the big dollar ones based on my long history of building cables. You will discard the outer plastic barrels so don’t spend more money on the fancy carbon fiber or aluminum ones.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N4J8DZC?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

Simply use Neotech 14 or 12 gauge solid core copper wire in Teflon as your conductor. Remove the outer barrels and hook up the the connectors back to back with short 3 or so inch lengths of wire. I soldered spades to the conductor ends for ease in assembling. Not a must. Close quarters if the conductors are cut this short, but you can cut them a bit longer if you like. Don’t do this unless you understand the proper way to assemble a power cord as you don’t want a short!

I covered with 3 layers of adhesive lined 1.5 inch diameter heat shrink (3:1). Very robust and safe. Sounds incredible and takes up very little room. Total cost per adaptor of around $50. I am able to place the Swiss box right behind my gear on a rack with these adapters in place. I place footers or wood blocks under the Swiss box for support. . Works wonderfully.

You can also use a short 3-4 inch section of your favorite bulk power cord cable. Your choice. I like the Neotech solid core conductor sound and robustness. You do need some skill and experience to build these as lining up everything can be a challenge. I used these spades to tighten down inside the AC connectors, but these are not a must. After you tighten down the connector screws and apply 3 layers of double walled, adhesive lined shrink wrap no part of this adaptor will ever move! Hard as a rock with no give or chance of any movement! 
 

https://www.soniccraft.com/product_info.php/sonic-craft-bar-spade-p-1516

@ozzy you have some great power cords! I did this so the Swiss boxes would be neat and tidy behind my gear.  Mark says both positions are fine, but closer to the actual piece of gear seems like a small plus should protection mode be needed.  I understand we are talking about a minuscule difference.