QSA : My take on their expensive products

[KPC]

QSA - fuses, jitter plugs, outlet/receptacles, switches, routers, Lanedri cabling - now to figure the best combo that will fit within my budget.

 

[audio42]

QSA - fuses, jitter plugs, outlet/receptacles, switches, routers, Lanedri cabling - now to figure the best combo that will fit within my budget.

This is my dilemma as well. I was thinking of starting with a receptacle but now thinking of a jitter plug on my Ansuz conditioner so everything benefits.

 

[LL21]

This is my dilemma as well. I was thinking of starting with a receptacle but now thinking of a jitter plug on my Ansuz conditioner so everything benefits.

I went Jitter IEC inlet plug into the Torus which powers the entire system. Quite a nice improvement.

 

[Barry2013]

I went Jitter IEC inlet plug into the Torus which powers the entire system. Quite a nice improvement.

Me too, after some fuses, installed a jitter plug on the wall outlet with good results from both.
The latest upgrade was the dedicated power spur and the Redblack
wall outlet .
As I have commented earlier that has effected a major improvement in sound quality and has been the most cost effective upgrade ever.
Acccordingly IMHO ,my advice to anyone contemplating going down the QSA road would be to start with a dedicated power spur and the best QSA wall outlet you can afford

 

[KPC]

…Acccordingly IMHO ,my advice to anyone contemplating going down the QSA road would be to start with a dedicated power spur and the best QSA wall outlet you can afford….

Thanks, Barry. Been wondering if would do many item less expensive vs few items but higher quality. So outlet for sure. I’ll later try jitter plug, power and speaker cables- 30 day money back guarantee seems foolproof….on emptying my wallet. Step at a time. Fuses, no - couldn’t take the heartbreak if one blows

What’s “power spur”?

 

[Barry2013]

Thanks, Barry. Been wondering if would do many item less expensive vs few items but higher quality. So outlet for sure. I’ll later try jitter plug, power and speaker cables- 30 day money back guarantee seems foolproof….on emptying my wallet. Step at a time. Fuses, no - couldn’t take the heartbreak if one blows

What’s “power spur”?

Thanks K
My QSA fuses have been fine for the last couple of years
Power spur. Dedicated power line from the house mains supply to the new QSA wall outlet. Completely bypasses all the other mains connections and outlets so stops any EMI generated by other appliances reaching the audio system.
There was a very good article in a recent edition of HiFi Plus on this upgrade. More details of my install in my earlier posts.
I wouldn't recommend the QSA entry level products. Mid range upwards IME are much better buys

 

[Thieliste]

Does QSA make 6x32mm 10Amp fuse i couldn't find them ?
Thanks.

 

[Roger]

Does QSA make 6x32mm 10Amp fuse i couldn't find them ?
Thanks.

I Ask lieder and he say no

 

[Roger]

Does QSA make 6x32mm 10Amp fuse i couldn't find them ?
Thanks.

10a only 6*30mm

 

[Thieliste]

10a only 6*30mm

Oh well 6x30 should be ok.
I would like to try the red one in my Jadis amp.

 

[Roger]

Oh well 6x30 should be ok.
I would like to try the red one in my Jadis amp.

Ask a dealer and order then

 

[Piotr_905]

Just a word of caution regarding QSA fuses. They have little black strips on them, and it's easy to lose them when installing and reinstalling fuses. When I removed my Violet from the DAC socket, I got mine stripped not only of those but the entire Violet paper wrapper. I learned from the distributor that those "strips" as well as the wrapper are essential and shaping the sound of the fuse. So be careful if your fuse socket is very tight as is the case with some types of sockets. I learned that the wrapper and strips are crucial, and sometimes people are not aware of the fact and wondering why the fuse no longer "sounds" as good as it used to. Even the glue used there is said to have some impact on the sound. So be careful with your QSA fuses. I have seen some on the second hand market already without the black strips on them. I am just having mine "repaired". Fortunately the distributor has agreed to just order a new wrapper and strips and repair my fuse at a relatively small cost (100 dollars). Sending it back to the producer would cost me around 250 dollars.

 

[keithc]

Just a word of caution regarding QSA fuses. They have little black strips on them, and it's easy to lose them when installing and reinstalling fuses. When I removed my Violet from the DAC socket, I got mine stripped not only of those but the entire Violet paper wrapper. I learned from the distributor that those "strips" as well as the wrapper are essential and shaping the sound of the fuse. So be careful if your fuse socket is very tight as is the case with some types of sockets. I learned that the wrapper and strips are crucial, and sometimes people are not aware of the fact and wondering why the fuse no longer "sounds" as good as it used to. Even the glue used there is said to have some impact on the sound. So be careful with your QSA fuses. I have seen some on the second hand market already without the black strips on them. I am just having mine "repaired". Fortunately the distributor has agreed to just order a new wrapper and strips and repair my fuse at a relatively small cost (100 dollars). Sending it back to the producer would cost me around 250 dollars.

Do you hear a difference in your system with the wrapper change?

 

[Piotr_905]

I'm still waiting for my fuse back from the repair, as the distributor had to order the strips and wrapper for me, hard to answer now.

 

[Willgolf]

I'm still waiting for my fuse back from the repair, as the distributor had to order the strips and wrapper for me, hard to answer now.

Were these strips and paper on all QSA Fuses? I don't remember ever seeing them in my past usage. I no longer use fuses. They are too expensive.

 

[Piotr_905]

I only had a QSA Violet, so I don't know about the strips on other models, but from the photos I can see they are there on most, at least on Violet and higher models. The wrapper is always there of course, in different colours depending on the model. Sometimes there is a black square on the fuse instead of the strips, and it seems rather random what you get, with the larger-size fuses more likely to have this black square glued on rather than the strips.

 

[Barry2013]

Thank you for that.
I have not had any problems with my QSA fuses but they have not been disturbed since installation

 

[flkin]

The black strips are said to be fo.Q tuning tape.

Tried them in the past but didn't get good results. Not using them presently apart from on QSA fuses.

 

[Piotr_905]

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.

 

[highstream]

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.

Although I have replaced all my (QSA) fuses with SDFBs, I found them to be more revealing than pre-Master SR fuses and lightly on the warm side. I don't know about the Master, but after the very neutral and detailed Blue, SR definitely went to the warm side.