emaidel was right about the Hi-Fi Tuning fuses

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Obviously, the differences will be different if we're talking about a Bose Wave Radio vs. an Audio Research REF5.


See previous response.


Certainly not. For the third time, the level of improvement is proportional to the resolution of the device in which the fuse is used.


Your simplistic speculation is not supported by my experience. Improved resolution does NOT mean a brighter signal. In fact, I find that the removal of many sources of noise results in what initially sounds like a "darker" signal. Improved resolution and faithfulness to the original reveals previously masked detail.


The obvious answer is yes.


Agreed, but find no relevance to this reasoning to the topic at hand.


You are comparing apples and kohlrabi. A valid comparison would be for an equally high resolution instrument such as a SEM.


With respect to digital audio data, that is most certainly NOT the case. The timing of the march of digits is vitally important to the quality of the final product. Perhaps you've never heard of jitter.

rw

Yes, I'm more than familiar with jitter, I work with CD/DVD mastering equipment daily. I'm not only familiar with jitter, but understand the effects of reflectivity, asymmetry, PI, PO and other digital electrical measurements. How about you, are you familiar with industry standards? Understand how discs are manufactured? Familiar with DDP, ISO media formats, ISO 9660, UDF file systems, glass and wafer mastering, CATS, Datarious DVD/CD electrical measurement systems, copy-control methodology....

For seven years prior to working in digital manufacturing, I was a network administrator for one of America's largest plastic film manufacturer. I was responsible for administration of communications between 7 North American plants and 12 sales offices using T1/T3, ISDN, Frame-Relay and dial-backup security communication. I believe I'm a little familiar with data.

You were talking about tuning fuses in power supplies and the effects (clarity) heard. I come from a more finite background where "if it can be heard, it can be measured", so your feeling and perceptions don't sway me. You come from a data background, show me data. Reproduceable data. If you're going to jump on the bandwagon, at least learn to play an instrument.

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Yes, I'm more than familiar with...etc.

Then your response "After all it's all data (analog and digital)" becomes more intriguing. Presumably then, you know that accurate musical reproduction of "just data" is far more complex. Are you a critical music listener? Do you have regular exposure to the sound of live unamplified music?

You were talking about tuning fuses in power supplies and the effects (clarity) heard.

You are mistaken and need to review my comments. "I have totally bypassed the fuse block on an older speaker with similar improvements in clarity. " While I purchased a power fuse for my CDP, I have not as yet used it. Thus far, I have only used them in the signal path of my speakers. I will comment on the value of the power supply application once I have done it.

I come from a more finite background where "if it can be heard, it can be measured", so your feeling and perceptions don't sway me.

Do you really believe that metrics can fully describe the performance envelope of any audio component today?

If you're going to jump on the bandwagon, at least learn to play an instrument.

That instrument is my practiced ear.

rw