Audiophile Fuses

[highstream]

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.

 

[kennyb123]

The discussion came from shel50’s trolling, not anything you said at all, afaik.

Exactly. It was nothing you said @SeagoatLeo.

 

[SeagoatLeo]

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.

 

[SeagoatLeo]

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.

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.

 

[Hilroy48]

Got a reply back from Synergistic research. They said to put a Master fuse in my integrated amp in the basement, and a master in my Main floor Dac. I will start there, and from what i read, they will work well with the orange fuses i have. I will decide if i will upgrade to Pink?

 

[kennyb123]

I will start there, and from what i read, they will work well with the orange fuses i have.

The Pink fuses initially took me on a bit of a ride as they were burning in. After about two weeks though I got a good taste of how good things can sound. I’m guessing the Master might be the same way.

 

[Argonaut]

For the Brits on the forum I came across the following UK mains rated aftermarket fuse , which claims to be ( from the images ) BS 1362 compliant .
Caviat Emptor , I know nothing about these fuses other than the info on the traders website , If you choose to try them , then that is entirely your own responsibility.

connected-fidelity 13 Amp 230VAC power fuse (set of 3) — VAL HiFi

An essential performance upgrade without breaking the bank. Noticeably improves mains supply to audio and A/V equipment. Includes cleaning treatment cloth for cleaning the fuse.

valhifi.co.uk

Addendum . A little further information from the manufacturer https://www.connected-fidelity.com/connected-fidelity-cf-fuses

 

[Hilroy48]

Well in a strange turn of events, i decided to just jump in and upgrade all of the fuses. This was the best way to get the best pricing. So i will install the Master fuse in my Sugden IA-4 amp in the basement, and then pink fuses in the rest of the gear. So Aqua DAC, Saturn Power conditioner and Audiolab 9000 CDT. This is my second system in the basement. I will install the other master on my main system DAC and then in 2 weeks replace the rest with pink. This will be the last fuse upgrade for me.

I will start with the master only with the orange fuses and let that play then after i will introduce the pinks and do some back to back testing in intervals.