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Bronze Member Username: ChrisgwdCalifornia Post Number: 23 Registered: Aug-06 | Anyone here try upgrading their fuses? I am just curious if this is fact or snake oil. Here are a couple of articles. http://www.stereophile.com/powerlineaccessories/907fuse/ http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/net/net.html http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44220 I have an Arcam AVR100 Pre-Pro with Mac MC7300 and MC7106 Amps. Jan, Nuck, anyone? |
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Platinum Member Username: Jan_b_vigneDallas, TX Post Number: 12395 Registered: May-04 | . The reviews suggest there is a slight improvement in sound quality when these fuses are in place. I don't think I am worried about such small details. They're cheap so if you decide to try them, let us know. |
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Gold Member Username: NuckPost Number: 9955 Registered: Dec-04 | If you hear an improvement, then there is an improvement. |
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Bronze Member Username: DudywoxerScunthorpeUK Post Number: 57 Registered: Mar-06 | sorry guys, pure bollocks |
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Silver Member Username: StryvnWisconsin Post Number: 691 Registered: Dec-06 | Have you tried them, Colin? |
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Bronze Member Username: DudywoxerScunthorpeUK Post Number: 58 Registered: Mar-06 | yes, along with various power chords, we were silly enough to have a bake off, where the ''boxes'' stayed the same, but we changed fuses, power chord and i/c's. As a little back ground, I live in northern england, in a fairly heavy industry town. Just down the road is one of the largest integrated steel plants in Europe, so power draw can be heavy. I live in a house that was built in the early 1800's, and was last rewired in the 1970's, and is due to be re done, so you would think that anything that could improve the mains feed, would. Minor differences in i/cs were noted by most present, not enough to move me away from Chords, as they seem to have a synergy with my cd player/amps etc. My speaker cables are quite long, so swapping those was not really practical. We tried various power chords, and ''posh' fuses, both together and independently, and I have to say, that either despite, or because of the state of my house wiring, no one noticed any change. |
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Gold Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 6606 Registered: Feb-05 | Power cords make a considerable difference in my system...sometimes for the worse and occasionally for the better. You should try the fuses Chris and report back. |
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Gold Member Username: NuckPost Number: 9961 Registered: Dec-04 | Never discount what you have not tried, Chris. |
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Bronze Member Username: ChrisgwdCalifornia Post Number: 24 Registered: Aug-06 | OK, I'll give it a try. They are outrageously expensive fuses...but, a very cheap tweak. I bet this sort of thing varies from set-up to set-up. I built my own power cables for my Pre/Pro and Plasma TV. They made a noticeable difference for the Plasma, not so much for the Pre/Pro. I did it more out of the fun of the hobby than anything else. Also, I think part of the magic of the Mac Amplifier performance is the power supply design. I kind of doubt Mac would save $30 on a fuse if it affected their power supply that much. Made me wonder if my TV has a fuse though. I'll give it a try. Thanks Guys |
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Bronze Member Username: ChrisgwdCalifornia Post Number: 25 Registered: Aug-06 | First Impressions Well, I received the fuses last night. I got them from VH Audio. Chris is a super guy to work with. I've built several cables with his recipes that worked out really well. His website btw - http://vhaudio.com/ I got 2 fuses. Last night I did a very quick listen after replacing the fuse on my main 2 channel amp, a MAC MC7300. I will need to do some more hard listening. First impression is that it made a subtle, but noticeable improvement. It seemed a little less vailed and a little more engaging. Chris |
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Platinum Member Username: NuckPost Number: 10052 Registered: Dec-04 | Subtle would be more likely than a great movement. Sounds about right. You can cryo then yourself with a tube of liquid CO2 or solid nitrogyn... look up diy and do dozens. |