Thanks for this. I will contact Audio Horizons tomorrow to get some of these. I have the Synergistic Research and I'm always up for something that will improve the system for less than $500!!!
Audio Horizons Platinum Reference Fuse
Category: Accessories
The audition of these fuses has been a positive discovery in the magnitude of acoustically treating my sound room. My fuse journey began with the original gold Hi-Fi Tuning fuse, then to their Supreme fuse, then to the Synergistics Research SR20, and now to the Audio Horizons Platinum Reference “More than a fuse”. Each change in fuses resulted in an upgrade, at least I thought. It turns out that the installation of the AH fuse has exposed the weakness of the SR20. By comparison it is now too bright in my system; not the “lit from within” nature that the QOL Signal Completion Stage gives but a slight projection of the highest frequencies in front of the speakers, separate from the other frequencies and not natural. The AH fuse is balanced and neutral while offering the best micro and macro dynamics of all of the fuses I’ve tried. I have a PS Audio P10 power regenerator with reference level power conditioners plugged into it for my sources and preamp so I know that my components are getting quality AC power. The significant impact of the AH fuses suggests that the bottleneck in my system has been the fuses not allowing all of the AC power to get to the transformers!!
I had forgotten that my Quad 988 speakers had the gold Hi-Fi Tuning fuses installed. Replacement with the AH model has made them more dynamic and immediate without throwing the soundstage forward. My foot is now tapping uncontrollably. Then I replaced the gold model in my subwoofer that supports the Quads below 63 hz. Incredible difference in impact and articulation.
It was interesting to discover that the AH fuse was not a sonic fit in the PerfectWave DAC or K&K phonostage. The Hi-Fi Supreme allowed the harmonics to come through whereas the AH fuse cleaned it too much which robbed the emotional involvement from me.
I conclude that Joseph has evolved from a Designer who pays attention to the details in his components to one like Lloyd Walker who designs sound enhancing add-on products. I recommend the AH fuse without hesitation for pre and power amps, the QOL Signal Completion Stage, subwoofers and electrostatic speakers. In my system the Hi-Fi Tuning Supreme fuse is better for my DAC and phono preamp which leads me to believe that a good tweak is not universally good for all applications. With a money-back guarantee we can all audition these for ourselves.
The audition of these fuses has been a positive discovery in the magnitude of acoustically treating my sound room. My fuse journey began with the original gold Hi-Fi Tuning fuse, then to their Supreme fuse, then to the Synergistics Research SR20, and now to the Audio Horizons Platinum Reference “More than a fuse”. Each change in fuses resulted in an upgrade, at least I thought. It turns out that the installation of the AH fuse has exposed the weakness of the SR20. By comparison it is now too bright in my system; not the “lit from within” nature that the QOL Signal Completion Stage gives but a slight projection of the highest frequencies in front of the speakers, separate from the other frequencies and not natural. The AH fuse is balanced and neutral while offering the best micro and macro dynamics of all of the fuses I’ve tried. I have a PS Audio P10 power regenerator with reference level power conditioners plugged into it for my sources and preamp so I know that my components are getting quality AC power. The significant impact of the AH fuses suggests that the bottleneck in my system has been the fuses not allowing all of the AC power to get to the transformers!!
I had forgotten that my Quad 988 speakers had the gold Hi-Fi Tuning fuses installed. Replacement with the AH model has made them more dynamic and immediate without throwing the soundstage forward. My foot is now tapping uncontrollably. Then I replaced the gold model in my subwoofer that supports the Quads below 63 hz. Incredible difference in impact and articulation.
It was interesting to discover that the AH fuse was not a sonic fit in the PerfectWave DAC or K&K phonostage. The Hi-Fi Supreme allowed the harmonics to come through whereas the AH fuse cleaned it too much which robbed the emotional involvement from me.
I conclude that Joseph has evolved from a Designer who pays attention to the details in his components to one like Lloyd Walker who designs sound enhancing add-on products. I recommend the AH fuse without hesitation for pre and power amps, the QOL Signal Completion Stage, subwoofers and electrostatic speakers. In my system the Hi-Fi Tuning Supreme fuse is better for my DAC and phono preamp which leads me to believe that a good tweak is not universally good for all applications. With a money-back guarantee we can all audition these for ourselves.
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