@parbellum,
The first fuse I ever tried was the HiFi Tuning Silver Stars. Experimenting with a different fuse made it plain to me that the Silver Stars had lots of leading edge, detail, and attack, but at the expense of body, tone and fullness.
If your Audio Link fuses are like that, then that would explain what you're hearing. Every fuse sounds different, even those of different tiers from the same make.
It's funny, and reassuring, that you found yourself having to turn the volume down a bit as I had to as well. When I reported that minor finding, boy did I get a lot of blowback, but now it's pretty much a common thing.
I haven't tried the SR fuses yet either, but if you do what I did and try other brands, the total will add up to the cost of a Blue Fuse, or thereabouts.
All I can say is to experiment with fuses like you would with cables until you arrive at what sounds best to your ears in your system.
Happy hunting. 🔍
All the best,
Nonoise
The first fuse I ever tried was the HiFi Tuning Silver Stars. Experimenting with a different fuse made it plain to me that the Silver Stars had lots of leading edge, detail, and attack, but at the expense of body, tone and fullness.
If your Audio Link fuses are like that, then that would explain what you're hearing. Every fuse sounds different, even those of different tiers from the same make.
It's funny, and reassuring, that you found yourself having to turn the volume down a bit as I had to as well. When I reported that minor finding, boy did I get a lot of blowback, but now it's pretty much a common thing.
I haven't tried the SR fuses yet either, but if you do what I did and try other brands, the total will add up to the cost of a Blue Fuse, or thereabouts.
All I can say is to experiment with fuses like you would with cables until you arrive at what sounds best to your ears in your system.
Happy hunting. 🔍
All the best,
Nonoise