QSA : My take on their expensive products

[Piotr_905]

Oh, the SR Blue was definitely too bright for me and too revealing for me. I guess the company has made a significant progress since then.

 

[Piotr_905]

My QSA Violet in price terms compares to the SR Master. I wonder what people think of the differences between these two. What is the "magic" or "house sound" of the QSA fuse at this price level that may have led people to opt for QSA instead of the SR Master for example.

 

[highstream]

My QSA Violet in price terms compares to the SR Master. I wonder what people think of the differences between these two. What is the "magic" or "house sound" of the QSA fuse at this price level that may have led people to opt for QSA instead of the SR Master for example.

The Master was a latecomer. And SR initially said only to use one in a system, with the rest being the latest below that. I hear it's now up to two at the most. And early QSA user reviews spoke to improvements over the SR color fuses.

 

[Piotr_905]

I may be wrong, but I have an impression it's either SR Master or more expensive QSA? The Violet has not stood the test of time?

 

[highstream]

I may be wrong, but I have an impression it's either SR Master or more expensive QSA? The Violet has not stood the test of time?

Whatever about the latest SR colored version, it's the wrong impression. Check the Master reviews. It's not meant to be used in the same way as the others or QSA, which is probably why it's called what it is.

 

[Piotr_905]

Whatever about the latest SR colored version, it's the wrong impression. Check the Master reviews. It's not meant to be used in the same way as the others or QSA, which is probably why it's called what it is.

Good point. So we choose what we like, A QSA for example, and then, perhaps we add one Master, but it's not the question of choosing one over the other.

 

[highstream]

Good point. So we choose what we like, A QSA for example, and then, perhaps we add one Master, but it's not the question of choosing one over the other.

It's always the user's choice. I can't recall anyone writing about use of both QSA and Master. There's also the Swiss Digital Fuse Box (SDFB) which now is being used in place all of my (QSA) fuses (the box has a WBF thread).

 

[Piotr_905]

I must try those Swiss Digital boxes one day, perhaps. In the meantime, let's stick to the topic of fuses... The simple regular ones.

 

[highstream]

I must try those Swiss Digital boxes one day, perhaps. In the meantime, let's stick to the topic of fuses... The simple regular ones.

While I don't want to derail the discussion, the Swiss box is a form of fuse.

 

[Barry2013]

By the way, some people say the QSA fuses have a "house sound", of which get more as you go higher up the line. But I haven't found any details on what this "house sound" is. Perhaps somebody can comment. I have recently installed a SR Master fuse as well, and this one doesn't seem to have a "house sound". It sounds very neutral to me.

I recently installed a dedicated power spur for my system together with a QSA Black/Red wall outlet and in conjunction with my QSA Violet fuses and that combination together with a QSA Orange jitter plug made a substantial improvement to the sound quality of my system