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Synergistic Red Fuse ...
" Hello Highstream, Although I’ve had no blown Black fuses (slo blo) in my components I believe as others have stated,  moving up 1 step for ampere rating is an acceptable practice. Charles"The question I have at the moment whether or not it's ne... 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
mapman, the test is what you hear. If that hasn't changed, what's the point? Sure, read on if you want to see if an explanation about fuses pops up that satisfies you, and then maybe the jump back in. But even if it did/does, that still wouldn't c... 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
As I wrote, I’ve been working my way through this thread, now at page 22. There’s something I would have written then, an observation - not mediation - that still seems relevant. Namely, lay off mapman - and mapman, what are you still doing here? ... 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
fleschler, not here! George, if you think that those of us who claim that fuses can make a difference are just gullible, why are spending your time here? In any case, you've made your point, so please move on.  
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
Thanks for your replies. Over in the PS Audio fuse thread, one commenter has been rather vehement in arguing that SR fuses are very tilted and wrong sounding, accentuating the leading edge of transients over the natural bloom of instrumental textu... 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
I don’t need any convincing about fuses, having tried HI-Fi Supreme and Acme before settling on Furutech’s and their GTX (R) outlets for the past year and a half. From that perspective, I’ve been working my way through this thread day by day, but ... 
Oppo 103 and PWD II - coax audio worth it?
No, two channel is fine. Toslink port already taken on dac (from TV). Any suggestions for good coax cables (RCA to RCA)? 
Are HDMI cables hot swapable?
I lost an HDMI port on my TV hot swapping. 
Need HDMI Cable Recommendations ?
Even the cable guy commented on the stark difference between his HDMI cable and the Mapleshade Vivilink Plus. 
Does AC Power Cord to Linear Power Supply matter?
@Lewinskih01, Obviously, I could make the comparison myself and at some point will. However, I have a few components that still need more burnin in, while there's a June 1 price increase deadline looming on my preferred power cords and I'm current... 
Does AC Power Cord to Linear Power Supply matter?
Good idea posting at Jcat. Rest of the system is HiDiamond P3s and one P4 
SATA wires vs filter
I received a slightly used SOtM PCI USB card the other day and it's really made an improvement to an already good system. Sweet and everything clear is focused. No more roaming instruments. One store selling the SOtM filter says it's better fit fo... 
HiDiamond Power cords...
Thanks. My concern is that the P3 + D8 IC combo has been a little edgy (about 425 hrs in on the IC and much more on the others). 
HiDiamond Power cords...
Of course it is, but how so? Is the P4 just a whole lot better of the same or are there some differences in tonality/timbre, sense of presence and such, i.e., in its central defining character? I don't have any idea, but was wondering if the P3 is... 
HiDiamond Power cords...
@Bacardi, four P3s in the desktop system, along with a D8 pair.In terms of presentation, i.e., sense of presence and tonality, are the P4s more refined - cleaner, more delicate, instruments more palpable - than the P3s? I assume the P4 is more in ...