I have no input to offer, but those are interesting observations that you posted.
Synergistic Purple Fuse - Aftet 1 Year of Use
I installed Synergistic Purple fuses in some of my gear a year ago and my perception was that they increased transparency, increased soundstage depth, and improved imaging vs the stock fuse.
Just now, after a year, I tried switching back to the stock fuses and let my gear run for a while. Then did some comparisons between stock and Purple fuses. I was surprised with the results:
- The difference was very small; smaller than I had anticipated.
- The Purple fuses had a more full-bodied sound, and the sound was denser.
- The sound with stock fuses had more space and air, due to not being as full bodied, and had a touch more bite to the sound.
- The sound was not better or worse between fuses - just different
- In the end I preferred the sound of my system with two out of four of my Purple fuses replaced with stock fuses. Balance was better that way.
As stated despite what I described above the differences were small. My findings were a surprise to me as it’s not what I thought I had perceived when I first installed them. I’m sure people will say my mind was playing tricks on me and for sure some will say that is still the case. But I also wonder if are basing our assumptions on how these fuse upgrades sound on how they sound when new, and not a year in. I had the fuse upgrades in my Innuos Zenith Mk3, PhoenixUSB reclocker, PhoenixNET switch, and Mola Mola Mola Mola Makua preamp (with Embedded Tambaqui). I found the effects of the Purple fuse to be common across all components.
I know this can be a hot topic that people get riled up about but I’m hoping to get a few insightful comments on whether others have experienced this or not..
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Perhaps the differences from the purple fuses were more apparent to you a year ago because the differences were new. You know how great your system sounds after a really good upgrade and then after a while it just kind of becomes the norm? We get used to a lot of things and take them for granted after a while. |
@tomcy6 I would agree that would be a possibility if not for the fact that now, a year later, the fuses add a distinctly different character than I at least perceived they added initially… |
I recently tried the exact same experiment, throwing a couple of Orange fuses in the mix, just to make things more complicated, lol. So, I "re-tried" Purples vs Oranges vs Stock fuses. I found I preferred the Purple in my pre-amp (and it wasn’t even close), Orange in my amplifier, and it varied in my different CD players. In my Yamaha CDS-2100, I prefer the stock fuse. In my older Esoteric unit, it was Purple all the way. Glad you shared your observations. I think it comes down to (pun intended).....synergy between your components. |