RE: SR fuses are superior sounding in my gear

Posted by Sondek (A) on April 23, 2023 at 07:57:40

In Reply to: RE: SR fuses are superior sounding in my gear posted by Aaron 01 on April 23, 2023 at 05:27:01:

I have not tried Purple, but have tried Orange in my CAT SL1, PrimaLuna CD, and a little Jolida integrated I use on the video rig.

These Oranges replaced HiFi Tuning and older SR fuses. The HiFi was in the PrimaLuna. Overall the effect is, at least to me, very similar one to the effect of ultrasonic cleaning of an LP. There's an overall lowering of noise floor. A blacker background if you will, that lets everything move more clearly to the fore. Dynamics are better and all around the reproduction becomes more convincing.

Effects are/were not universal across all devices. By far the most pronounced improvement was with the CD machine. The Orange in the CD moved its performance MUCH closer to the performance of my LP setup. That gap had gotten so large with the improvements I'd made to the LP setup that I even had thoughts of selling the PrimaLuna. With the addition of the Orange those thoughts evaporated. There was some minor, less noticeable improvements in the Jolida integrated, and zero improvement in the performance of my CAT. Although the CAT power supply is monstrously over engineered alreay.

I thought the price of the Orange was prohibitive, but the price of the Purple, a sacrificial device, is nuts IMO. I won't be trying the Purple because of the cost.

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Topic - SR Purple vs Stock - Aaron 01 15:11:23 04/19/23 (19)

Stock fuses - geoffkait 04:40:14 05/16/23 (4)

RE: Stock fuses - Palustris 11:22:23 05/16/23 (1)

OMG - geoffkait 11:40:14 05/16/23 (0)

RE: Stock fuses - Aaron 01 07:55:37 05/16/23 (1)

RE: Stock fuses - geoffkait 09:01:44 05/16/23 (0)

SR fuses are superior sounding in my gear - Mossback 20:06:27 04/22/23 (11)

RE: Here is what I think after a couple of weeks - Aaron 01 08:06:47 05/11/23 (0)

Ceramic fuses. - Cougar 11:14:52 04/30/23 (0)

RE: SR fuses are superior sounding in my gear - Aaron 01 05:27:01 04/23/23 (8)

VH audio forum sponsor is a dealer - Mossback 17:16:55 04/23/23 (1)

RE: VH audio forum sponsor is a dealer - Aaron 01 11:01:30 04/24/23 (0)

RE: SR fuses are superior sounding in my gear - Sondek 04/23/2307:57:40 04/23/23 (1)

"won't be trying the Purple because of the cost" - Jon L 02:30:23 04/26/23 (0)

RE: SR fuses are superior sounding in my gear - Davey 07:34:02 04/23/23 (3)

Thank you. I have been saying that but no one listens to me. nt - Tre' 18:54:24 04/25/23 (2)

RE: Thank you. I have been saying that but no one listens to me. nt - Davey 08:38:32 04/30/23 (0)

I do /nt - Story 18:55:29 04/26/23 (0)

I'd like to hear any explanation also /nt - Story 07:49:45 04/21/23 (1)

Me too....a plausible one. :) - Davey 08:24:13 04/22/23 (0)

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RE: SR fuses are superior sounding in my gear - Sondek 04/23/2307:57:40 04/23/23 (1)

"won't be trying the Purple because of the cost" - Jon L 02:30:23 04/26/23 (0)

RE: SR fuses are superior sounding in my gear

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