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Post by The Brookmeister on Dec 4, 2019 21:05:07 GMT
What? You're not a kept man! Where did you go wrong!  lol |
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Post by The Brookmeister on Dec 4, 2019 21:07:51 GMT
One cost effective way to *not* need fuses is to go for kit with Schuko sockets. My Audio Magic conditioner has an SR Red. Everything else is plugged in Schuko sockets in that I also imagine no fuse sounds better than any fuse Yes but the unit has to be plugged into the wall with a mains lead with a FUSED UK plug connected. The chief engineer of the british electrical safety council quoted the above BTW. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2019 21:43:31 GMT
It is David full UK fuse protected 1363 lead feeding the unit which is further protected by MCB's and internal fuse and each piece of electronics it is connected to has its own case fuse(s), and Mike has a Blue in there not a red!
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Post by brettj on Dec 5, 2019 19:19:59 GMT
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Post by brettj on Dec 5, 2019 19:22:37 GMT
Luckily? in New Zealand, we don't have fuses in our mains leads.
Certainly saves on fuses...
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Post by MartinT on Dec 10, 2019 7:43:28 GMT
To save on answering the common questions, this from the SR website...
Of course, AC doesn't really flow along a cable, so for AC they mean source and destination. I always insert my fuses with the label reading left-to-right along this direction, to ensure consistency.
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Post by John on Dec 22, 2019 6:16:33 GMT
I added an SR Orange to the lead going to a modified Furetech e-TP60E Mains conditioner which powers the DAC my Coherent PSU and Behringer Inuke
A bit more detail and depth added to the sound. I would not describe this as a big change but the fuse is not going back
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2019 10:29:49 GMT
Ok, so the man behind Boenicke speakers recommends upping the fuse in the amp as a 'tweak' so I was directed by my dealer to SR Orange. Mistakenly started a thread on wigwam (still full of trolls with nothing better do do with their time but drag the forum into a meaningless silly talk). SR do say their fuses are directional...so I take that to mean the burn them in a certain direction prior to posting. But I am interested in the reasoning for them making a difference. I'm going to get one in the new year anyway...I need a 5Amp Slow Blow (well, who wants a fast blow huh  ) |
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Post by MartinT on Dec 27, 2019 13:43:37 GMT
Use them in the direction you read the label with left source and right destination.
An Orange is a good choice, otherwise I'd recommend Red.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2019 17:11:44 GMT
Anyone tried the beeswax fuses? I’m surprised they’re seemingly so much less popular.
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Post by petea on Dec 27, 2019 17:18:57 GMT
Anyone tried the beeswax fuses? I’m surprised they’re seemingly so much less popular. Always worried about them causing a buzz! It would be interesting to hear of any comparisons between the different types. |
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Post by MartinT on Jan 2, 2020 10:49:44 GMT
Having both my regenerators running from SR Orange fuses and just recently adding one to my power amp, they are very good indeed. Being a touch less 'edgy' than the Red and having a sight more verve and slam than the Blue, I am impressed with the improvement in sound quality without affecting the balance of my system. I will, in time, replace all the remaining Reds with Oranges when I can afford to do so.
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Post by The Brookmeister on Jan 3, 2020 19:58:01 GMT
Anyone tried the beeswax fuses? I’m surprised they’re seemingly so much less popular. I dont think they make a plug fuse only 20mm and 32mm for inside equipment so its far more difficult to fit one as a lot of punters won't like to oppen the lid on their gear and fanny about looking for where the fuses are located. A plug fuse is easy to fit! Personally I think the plug fuses also make the biggest improvement. The P6's have a slot underneath where the mains lead plugs in, the fuse is inside there. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2020 21:23:35 GMT
Anyone tried the beeswax fuses? I’m surprised they’re seemingly so much less popular. I dont think they make a plug fuse only 20mm and 32mm for inside equipment so its far more difficult to fit one as a lot of punters won't like to oppen the lid on their gear and fanny about looking for where the fuses are located. A plug fuse is easy to fit! Personally I think the plug fuses also make the biggest improvement. The P6's have a slot underneath where the mains lead plugs in, the fuse is inside there. Thanks for the information Dave. Can you let me know the rating of the fuse for the P6 and if you can remember, do they come with generic fuses as standard? |
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Post by The Brookmeister on Jan 3, 2020 21:55:39 GMT
I think they are 5A I will ask Nick when I see him tomorrow, will be normal ones.
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Post by TheMooN on Apr 23, 2020 11:49:38 GMT
I added an SR Orange to the lead going to a modified Furetech e-TP60E Mains conditioner which powers the DAC my Coherent PSU and Behringer Inuke A bit more detail and depth added to the sound. I would not describe this as a big change but the fuse is not going back John, I am curious as to the details of the modifications to your e-TP60e that you mention. |
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Post by John on Apr 23, 2020 12:05:26 GMT
I think it was completely re wired You need to speak to Tony at Coherent to get more details
The biggest change is that I can enjoy my system during the week as I have a factory close by
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Post by TheMooN on Apr 23, 2020 12:21:02 GMT
Ta Muchly John  |
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Post by petea on Mar 13, 2022 14:06:52 GMT
This week I at last got round to installing the SR Orange fuses I bought a while back. I have been playing the system here in Germany in the background for the last few days since and today I had time to sit down and listen properly and something was different; the soundstage was poor and vocals seemed somewhat harsh. I had installed them directionally as Martin advised and I wondered if I had got that wrong (I noticed when changing the SR Blue to Orange in the MCRU lead from the Titan, the only UK plug in the system, that it was the other way round) and so flipped first the mains lead to the power amp. That was maybe a touch better, but still not right and so I did the same for the DAC and amp on the IEC inlet. Again this seemed slightly better, but still it all sounded a bit off. So I switched the Orange in the amplifier IEC for its original, ceramic filled, fuse and back came the soundstage to a substantial degree. I will try going back to Blue in the mains lead and then switching the one in the IECD inlet of the DAC back to its original. The only other one is in the sub IEC inlet and if the change to the DAC has an impact that will probably go as well!
So for me it seems the SR Orange fuses have not given a positive benefit - I was expecting a subtle improvement if anything, not a very noticeable reduction. I have one for the Teddy Pardo PSU for the NDX, but have not yet installed it and I bought a pair for the Shihanian Arcs, but I suspect they will stay in the their boxes! I might investigate some alternatives though.
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Post by petea on Mar 13, 2022 14:11:32 GMT
Hi-Fi Tuning fuses are likely to be next up. I also have a couple of AQVox fuses in the UK waiting to be tried and was planning to try SR Purple. We'll see about the latter though now I think.
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