QSA RED

[jasbirnandra]

Dear All I have replaced the QSA yellow fuse to the red fuse, have clocked 150+ hours what I hear is that the bass is tight but less in quantity than the yellow.

Is it that it needs more burn in or is this the trait of the RED fuse.

One thing I did notice Red is more natural then the yellow.

Answers will be appreciated specially from the QSA RED fuse users.

Thanks

 

[sbnx]

Hello,

I am not sure about the red fuse as I skipped it and went black/red. All I can say is that the yellow fuse should be mandatory for anyone with a 5 figure box. Meaning if you spent over $10K for the box then the extra $200 for the yellow fuse is a total no-brainer.

Going from a stock fuse to a yellow fuse is a huge upgrade. One might think that this step would be the biggest. But going from yellow to red/black was far bigger than going from stock to yellow. The red/black brings much more resolution which brings more timing information along with it. It also adds purity and richness to the tone. Lower noise floor wich in turns means more audible decay and space between notes. All of this adds up to a much more musical experience.

I will not listen to any fuse higher up the chain as the red/black is already obscenely priced and is simply the most I am willing to spend on a fuse. (at this time. If I win the powerball then all bets are off).

Now that a few weeks have passed how has your experience with the red fuse gone? Are you still happy with what it is bringing to the table?

 

[jasbirnandra]

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Hello,

I am not sure about the red fuse as I skipped it and went black/red. All I can say is that the yellow fuse should be mandatory for anyone with a 5 figure box. Meaning if you spent over $10K for the box then the extra $200 for the yellow fuse is a total no-brainer.

Going from a stock fuse to a yellow fuse is a huge upgrade. One might think that this step would be the biggest. But going from yellow to red/black was far bigger than going from stock to yellow. The red/black brings much more resolution which brings more timing information along with it. It also adds purity and richness to the tone. Lower noise floor wich in turns means more audible decay and space between notes. All of this adds up to a much more musical experience.

I will not listen to any fuse higher up the chain as the red/black is already obscenely priced and is simply the most I am willing to spend on a fuse. (at this time. If I win the powerball then all bets are off).

Now that a few weeks have passed how has your experience with the red fuse gone? Are you still happy with what it is bringing to the table?

Yes it is good but now I have added a black/red jitter to the DAC and WOW just done 5 hours.

 

[LL21]

Dear All I have replaced the QSA yellow fuse to the red fuse, have clocked 150+ hours what I hear is that the bass is tight but less in quantity than the yellow.

Is it that it needs more burn in or is this the trait of the RED fuse.

One thing I did notice Red is more natural then the yellow.

Answers will be appreciated specially from the QSA RED fuse users.

Thanks

Hi...looking forward to your experience. The closest experience I have is QSA Lan Jitter Org Gold and IEC Jitter Gold (20-amp). Interestingly, I recorded/noted changes by day. At around 148 hours, the spectrum got very inconsistent...and I was not entirely worried about it...I have experienced similar things before on other burn-ins. But I emailed the importer, and was told also to watch the 200 hour mark for lightening up of bass in particular which a number of audiophiles had noted.

At around 168 hours the bass did indeed start to lighten and by 252 hours it had started to come back...and stronger much more articulate than before.

I am around 382 hours now, and things have settled in spectrum-wise, but sound continues to hone and improve subtly but noticeably.

 

[jasond]

Did someone try upgrading a QSA to a streamer, switch etc and if they impacted sound also that massive than QSA in an amp or DAC?