I found the SR Blue the only one I couldn't listen to, and got rid of. Not a gram of warmth. I think SR got the message, as the Orange and Purple solved that.
Audiophile Fuses
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I found the SR Blue the only one I couldn't listen to, and got rid of. Not a gram of warmth. I think SR got the message, as the Orange and Purple solved that.
What's fascinating to me is that those who declare on this thread that audiophile fuses "made zero difference" seem to not wonder why that might be the case. I have a hard time believing the sincerity of those who make this claim when they appear to place all the fault on the fuses without even entertaining the idea that their system has somehow hindered their ability to notice the differences.
Or their hearing is just not that good. There are a fair number of people in that category.
Absolutely. I think though when someone is unwilling or unable to look introspectively, the issue is more likely found between their ears.
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Is someone inferring that I
1. either used fuses and hear their differences on cheap or bad quality equipment or
2. I have inadequate hearing-I have recorded 150+ orchestral, chamber and choral performances, including major venues, tested up to 16kHz hearing, have audio recording and remastering engineer friends who indicate I have acutely fine hearing even if I am too easily satisfied by less than SOTA sound when the music captures my attention more, as well as 1000s of people who appreciate what I do and how it sounds (I am self deprecating and do not find my recordings are generally more than routine captures for historical documentation). So, I hear differences in sound using different fuses or that equipment that my friends and I hear don't exist either. Lastly, that I am too deaf to hear differences?
(P.S. my wife has Type 1 diabetes and cannot hear an alarm or phone while sleeping at night-sleeps like she is dead. I hear every subtle sound in our bedroom while sleeping. When an alarm goes off, I jump to see the dexcom reading and take the proper action for low blood sugar).
It is rare that everyone will hear the differences in tweaks etc. Unfortunately for my bank account, I can. So can my buddy who set up my turntable. We adjusted the counterweight, and both looked at each other and said 'THERE IT IS" As well I was blown away with the SR HFT dots. I have 6 in my listening room.
As for fuses, I am leaning towards a master fuse in my Sugden pre amp, and pinks in the rest of my gear.
As for fuses, I am leaning towards a master fuse in my Sugden pre amp, and pinks in the rest of my gear.
I hear ya buddy-------alot of really rude/not nice people here.....I'm leaving for good--
I wish u well
I think there’s a misunderstanding. The discussion came from shel50’s trolling, not anything you said at all, afaik. The matter has been brought to the moderators’ attention.
Well, this is a much nicer forum than some Audiogon and superior to ASR (where many posters and myself were definitely considered uneducated, deaf and had money to burn-we were all banned from the site). There are some older gentlemen who don't like to hear negativity but generally I enjoy hearing about great equipment. I also write on sites concerning great music and recordings. That's my forte.
SR HFTs mentioned. With my inferior Legacy Focus speakers, I installed 38 HFTs on speakers and all around the custom built listening room. When I switched out to my Signature IIIs, the rear wall and some of the front wall HFTs were removed (plenty of ambiance and open sound). The with my Von Schweikert VR9 SE Mk2, no need for them as the dispersion is fantastic. So, HFTs can improve a problematic system but not necessarily a properly designed system. I still have one acoustic tweak, Shakti Hallographs in the front wall corners and mid-room walls. This room also has OEM fuses in higher end equipment.
Yes, the moderators and users try to keep WBF threads headed in the right direction. Agon is much looser and so discussions there are more apt to go astray quickly. It’s too bad.
You might be interested in the Heartsound Holostages thread on WBF, if you haven’t seen it. I’m going to give them a try. As for HFT’s, I found they denigrated my system and sent them back.
Well, that's what happened with HFTs once I installed superior speakers and equipment.
Actually, the most heated and overwrought audiogon forums involved, ASR and Amir with two or three of my posts and another garnering about 3500 posts overall. Amir just can't help himself. A few ASR posters and Amir beat the topics of blind testing, testing versus hearing, etc. to death.
Heartsounds Holostages by Krissy Tetrault. She is a lovely person. However, I my friends and I had 14 of her husband's prior kitchen magnets, cards, fluid solution and other products. Unfortunately, they did not enhance sound uniformly for us. One late friend loved the products and smeared the solution version throughout all his contacts, on his circuit boards and speakers. I also stay away from Synergistic Research similar products, reportedly a rip off of Krissy's husband's work.
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