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RE: Actually

Posted by ionman (A) on January 31, 2013 at 16:33:01

In Reply to: Actually posted by unclestu on January 28, 2013 at 22:01:06:

Update: So I purchased 3 HiFi Tuning Gold Fuses for my equipment. I got a 12A Slo Blow for the B&K AVR505, a 250mA Slo Blow for the Audio Research DAC7, and a 1.6A Fast Blow for the Integra DPS-10.5 Universal Player.

The first fuse that I changed was the Acme Audio fuse with the 12A HiFi Tuning Fuse in the B&K in order to compare the Acme Audio Fuse to the HiFi Tuning Fuse. After the fuse change, my first reaction was that there was no change between the two fuses. After listening to music (Deep Forest and Marillion - Live at Cadogan Hall) for 10-15 minutes the differences between the fuses became apparent. The HiFi Tuning Gold fuses increased the sound stage in all directions (especially deeper). The sound was more relaxed with greater separation to vocals/instruments and was very enjoyable to listen to. After a couple of hours of listening to music, a put the Acme Audio fuse back in the B&K for more comparison. I realized after this switch that the sound stage was not as deep as with the HiFi Tuning fuse and that the music had a harder edge and was a little more forward. Also, I could hear more grain with the Acme Audio fuses compared to the HiFi Tuning Fuses. At $12 for the Acme Audio fuse, they are an absolute bargain, but are not as refined and do not make the music as enjoyable as the HiFi Tuning fuse; therefore, the HiFi Tuning Gold fuse went back in the B&K.

After a few days I decided to change the stock fuses in the Audio Research DAC7 with the HiFi Tuning Gold. With this in place the music became even better with an even deeper sound stage and more energy/palpability of images within the sound stage. The music just became more natural and had a very smooth and musical flow. I then replaced the stock fuse in the DPS-10.5 Universal Player and everything improve again with improvements similar to the fuse change in the DAC7.

For just under $70 for the 3 fuses, this was a tremendous upgrade in improving the performance of my system.

Next comparison will be the Porter Port vs. The Maestro AC outlet. Stay tuned.

-Ian
"An ounce of perception, a pound of obscure." - Neil Peart

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