Interesting Steakster
I too have spent a fair few dollars on cleaning up the power on a few fronts and not sure as I would say the fuses have taken away from any of that but.....
They were all in place before I cleaned up the power and I have not tried anytime since without them in place.
Maybe a task for when I am truly bored....... |
Interesting Steakster.
Surprised but appreciate the honest post.
Thanks ๐ |
Sweet SGordon.
I had one of those Black Ice Sound Expander units and thought it was great for the price.
I rolled a few tubes in it to boot.
But then change of configuration meant it was surplus.
I assume from your statement that it utilised an internal fuse soldered in place which was what they replaced. |
Seriously Slaw.
I would love someone I know and trust to try them as I know we would receive a honest report.
But.... $225?
Do they have the same return policy as SR? |
Nice to hear Don!
I must admit there are a few things I have done regarding audio besides just fuses that have made a clearly audible change without an easily explained rationale.
I just take it as a win and enjoy.
Looks like my Esoteric may be next for fuse surgery!
Stay safe! |
Just sitting listening to some killer tunes and looking at my gear.
Has anyone ever tried an aftermarket fuse in a LPS?
I have two, one feeding my Sonore Ultrarendu and one on my network switch.
Just curious ๐ |
I would say fuses are a little different.
After all there is NOT a huge market on used fuses that I know of...lol.
Other pieces of equipment, sure I can see where some glitz and hype might help your chance of selling the same used item.
Fuses though are predominantly new items from dealers and unless there truly are some schills on this site it's not quite the same scenario. |
But hype about sound quality has no end.
Agreed. And hopefully this fuse thread can leave some of the hype at the door. Not really seen any over gushing posts yet, just more ones relating to the results I was asking for. Which is a good thing. |
I am definitely NOT a player at $225 ( The Cable Co price for the Beeswax fuse).
One does have to wonder where the pricing will stop on fuses. |
Rodman.
I had pondered that statement and even googled it but most expensive I came up with was Audio Magic Ultimate Beeswax SHDย at $225. |
I have never heard of using a fuse? Aren't there fuses built in to each component? How could a fuse cause any audible difference. Maybe it is like the Emperors New Cloths?
Sorry Larry but I have to ask, where have you been over the last few years? Aftermarket fuses have been one of the most contentious topics in these forums with some quite spectacular histrionics on display.ย |
No doubt it is possible to engineer a fuse that would retail at $1,000 but only millercarbon would buy them. I would be interested to know what is the maximum miller will pay for a wholly passive component; fuse or power cable. And the max he would recommend a very rich audiophile to pay, money no object.
And to be honest I am really not that interested in that at all. Thanks and stay safe. |
So back to the subject matter.
My first experience with aftermarket fuses.
About 5 years ago I bought my first external dac, Exogal Comet Plus.
It so happened a long standing member had exactly same DAC.
He had just upgraded from SR black to SR blue fuse and offered to send me the SR black to try out and see what I thought.
Well nothing to lose so I did,I fitted it and sat back and..... nothing...maybe less than nothing.
I reported this back and his response was did I try flipping it for direction.
Say freaking what now??
But he was deadly serious so WTH, why not.
Sat back and slowly a big smile crept across my face as I could hear improvement in every area.
My first introduction to aftermarket fuse veracity and directionality all in one fell swoop.
My deep scepticism was washed away in minutes.
And that is the area I have found after maybe 4 more DAC to still have the most noticeable impact.
To my ears.
In my system.
Ymmv. |
Please do not try to deny that the wording of your query was not
deliberately intended to incite mocking. Don't give up the day job....... |
I have one simple request.
Can EVERYONE please ignore Aunty Fuse and anything it posts here.
Thanks. |
Miller.
Interesting your comment on the motor controller.
I had forgotten I had tried an old SR Black I had lying around in a Walker motor controller.
At the time of installing I thought it had made some difference but I also upgraded the PC at same time. Turns out it was the PC making the difference, as I found by trial and error.
So basically zero effect on the Walker.
Also interesting you say biggest impact on your integrated as I would say that was smallest impact in my system.
But that is exactly what I am getting at in part with this thread.
How system synergy still applies even with fuse changes.
And we cannot ever rule out our own perceptions, expectation bias ( yes I acknowledge it exists!), room acoustics, phase of the moon etc etc.
It's part of what makes this whole game so much fun! |
Jafree.
I am ashamed to admit that all the time I owned my Maggie's I never even thought about the fuses๐.
In fact I never touched them again from where I first plonked them down as they just sounded so right.
Brownsfan.
Which fuse worked in which component? |
Valid concerns jtcf.
Can't answer what exactly is in them although I do find Audio Magics claim of actual beeswax a little hard to swallow!
As far as protection I think it has been pretty uniformly documented that the SR fuses at least need to be oversized by about 10-15%.
No I do not know why.
But i bore that in mind when ordering mine.
That right there might be a legitimate worry for some and I wish I had a better answer. |
Also given the very proper assertion that results reported will vary case by case for many possible reasons (from no noticeable difference to whatever level of awesomeness is reported), it is not permitted to reject any reported results that displeases others or accuse people of bad hearing and/or bad systems, without any other evidence, as has pretty much always been done in threads past.
In other words....stick to the facts as presented....... There will be no objections from myself on that score. I welcome truly honest results and we will let the chips fall where they will. Although it will be interesting to try and deduce just why there maybe widely differing results in a more polite environment. |
Exactly my fervent hope Mapman.
I thought a thinking man's fuse thread was long overdue.
I can but try..... |
I suspect Testpilot response was a joke which is fine, much preferred to vitriol!
However if serious I am truly interested in what he tried a fuse in. |
@nonoiseย .
I have considered doing my Esoteric sacd player too so your response is very helpful.
Time to look at what's involved as in how many... Lol.
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Mapman
I have always considered the fuse application to be very subjective and from my experience equipment dependent.
Hence the thread to see if we can get some honest opinions that might bear that out.
You know all the time I had my Maggie speakers I never thought about swapping the fuses in them.๐๐
I believe Elizabeth did and was adamant it made some difference? |
What make/ model was the hearing aid?
SR Blue or Orange?
Did you have to uprate the fuse to prevent you literally blowing a fuse?
Inquiring minds need to know!
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And why was that Testpilot?
What piece of equipment was it in that you did not hear any improvement from?
What fuse was it and how long did you give it?
Thank you,๐ |
