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RE: IMO: Keep it Simple

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In Reply to: RE: IMO: Keep it Simple posted by Awe-d-o-file on May 04, 2015 at 11:09:54

LOL !!!

I had a feeling that would be my answer !! So in a nutshell "Don't make yourself nuts over how certain things work only that they're adding a little more "magic" to the process"

I have my own theory about those who consider tweaking to be snake oil !
I can't decide if their skepticism of everything affects what they hear or
it's the opposite of that ?.

Any suggestions on which to try on my Burson Soloist & Metrum Hex DAC for
an economically challenged Audiophile ?

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RE: IMO: Keep it Simple - Awe-d-o-file 16:40:34 05/05/15 (0)
Cool and thanks for understanding the fun and humor in my reply too besides the audio stuff. I hope to take the fuse journey sometime soon too.

Signed;

Jealous

"If at first you don't succeed , keep on suckin' till ya' do suck seed"

Curly Howard- 3 Stooges- 1936
Skepticism is healthy... - Lew 13:45:17 05/05/15 (1)
Unless you want to believe or choose to believe that each and every tweak is an upgrade. If you're in that category of believers, you'd be a very busy man keeping your system up to date with the latest tweak. The problem in evaluating "tweaks" is observer bias. ALL of us are subject to it. Thus the opinion of any one person, especially a person who just paid dearly for the item under review or equally a person with a cynical outlook, is suspect.

Note the experience I related above, where an expensive boutique fuse replacing a no-name hardware store fuse made a decidedly negative difference installed where any fuse should have been totally inaudible. I "believe" that experience, only because there were five august audiophiles in the room, and all agreed instantly on the negative effect of the expensive fuse. Moreover, when we went back to the cheap fuse, the musicality of the TVC came back with it, so this was an ABA comparison.
- RE: Skepticism is healthy... - Awe-d-o-file 16:43:09 05/05/15 (0)
  Yep! The "T" in ET is for Thomas so I am by default a "doubter". You combine that with being half Scottish with a Dutch wife and I'm frugal too! I have big filters.
  
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RE: IMO: Keep it Simple - ahendler 09:38:10 05/05/15 (5)
I never tried the fuse thing being skeptical that they really could do anything. Finally had some spare cash so decided to give it a try. I have Maggie 3.6's which have a 4 amp fuse going to the base and midrange sections. Of course this fuse is in the signal path. Got a couple of Audio Magic liquid nano fuses. They made a significant upgrade in overall transparency of my system. I can't really afford these fuses to put in power supplies but will someday try them.
Alan
- RE: IMO: Keep it Simple - 4everyoung 18:05:45 05/05/15 (0)
  I tried one of the hifi tuning fuses in my McCormack DNA--500 amp. I was a skeptic until I heard it for myself. That hifi tuning fuse made an audible improvement simply by replacing the main fuse. I have since sold the amp but kept the fuse and put the stock fuse back in. Looks like that large hifi tuning fuse is $90 now. The first one I bought blew in less than a minute but was replaced free. The second one no problems.
- RE: IMO: Keep it Simple - Awe-d-o-file 16:46:40 05/05/15 (0)
  Thanks for that. I had speakers once with tweeter fuses and removed them, hell I do it with my CD transports AC delivery too. Big improvements! I know a better conducting fuse will improve things in the same way a better capacitor or resistor will.
  
  My lower income the last few years is a big part as well. Someday.....
  
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- RE: IMO: Keep it Simple - David Pritchard 13:24:38 05/05/15 (2)
  To my ears and in my systems, audiophile fuses make a significant difference in sound and most importantly- music enjoyment. Synergistic Research makes two different sounding fuses with a 30 day money back trial. Give them a try. It is a great Tweaker experiment!
  - RE: IMO: Keep it Simple - Awe-d-o-file 16:47:37 05/05/15 (1)
    Neat, thanks for that.
    
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    - RE: IMO: Keep it Simple - Old SteveA 08:06:07 05/06/15 (0)
      I guess I'll have to stage my thoughts/observations a little differently
      over here for future reference !
      The posting that "Skepticism is healthy" (I'm sure this is the required
      password for AES meetings)gave me several serious chuckles !
      I'll have to give the Cable Co. a ring to see if they can send me a few
      HiFi Tuning fuses to try!
      (Hmmm, I'll bet they were wearing "Skepticism is healthy" T-Shirts under
      their clothes when they were burning "Witches" back in Salem.)
      
      Edits: 05/06/15 05/06/15

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