emaidel was right about the Hi-Fi Tuning fuses

[E-Stat]

I'm guessing that Wilson wanted to knock the component count down and saw an opprtunity to do it with the resistor which was already designed into the crossover.

And your guess would be wrong. I have already stated the reason. Hint: it was not to make the product cheaper via reduced part count. I see you continue to duck my question about your direct experience in this matter. The silence speaks for itself.

rw

[3db]

And your guess would be wrong. I have already stated the reason. Hint: it was not to make the product cheaper via reduced part count. I see you continue to duck my question about your direct experience in this matter. The silence speaks for itself.

rw

I already answered your question....I won't take part in a fuse upgrade unless subjected to a DBT test whihc prooves to me that its worth the money. I don't wnat subjective influence ( i don't necessaitly mean hearing only) sway my decision.

And as I told you, the resistor is used mainly for the tighter tolerance of the resistor and not because its a better sounding fuse.

[E-Stat]

I already answered your question....I won't take part in a fuse upgrade unless subjected to a DBT test whihc prooves to me that its worth the money.

Please describe your proposed DBT methodology with fuses.

And as I told you, the resistor is used mainly for the tighter tolerance of the resistor and not because its a better sounding fuse.

[shaking head in disbelief] Like I said, you completely miss the big picture. Stating the obvious benefits of RN60 resistors has nothing to do with the underlying advantage to using this approach.

rw

[JohnMichael]

The fuse was only $30. I thought I would have that much fun trying a new tweak. If I waited for everything in life to be tested first I would have missed out on a lot. $30 is a bottle of wine.

[audio amateur]

The fuse was only $30. I thought I would have that much fun trying a new tweak. If I waited for everything in life to be tested first I would have missed out on a lot. $30 is a bottle of wine.

You must be an uber wine snob to pay that much!

[JohnMichael]

You must be an uber wine snob to pay that much!

It has been a long time since you have posted anything useful.

[emaidel]

$30 is a bottle of wine.

I too have paid $30, and often, a good deal more, for a good bottle of wine. Now that I'm retired and on a fixed income, paying over $100 per bottle is a fading memory, but when that memory was alive, I discovered some truly wonderful wines to be savored on special occasions. Grand Marnier at $40 per bottle is nice, but Grand Marnier Centennaire at $140 a bottle is a lot nicer!

The first Hi-Fi tuning fuses I bought cost $40 each, and the more recent purchases were at $35 each (it seems that the fuses are "on sale" everywhere right now). A lot of money for a fuse, but a drop in the bucket for the improvements they made.

[audio amateur]

I too have paid $30, and often, a good deal more, for a good bottle of wine. Now that I'm retired and on a fixed income, paying over $100 per bottle is a fading memory, but when that memory was alive, I discovered some truly wonderful wines to be savored on special occasions. Grand Marnier at $40 per bottle is nice, but Grand Marnier Centennaire at $140 a bottle is a lot nicer!

I don't know if you guys have super expensive tastes in wine or perhaps wine is very expensive in the US (which shouldn't necessarily be as it is made over there too).
In France you can get a decent bottle of wine for 7 euros (that would be about 9 bucks) and a very good one for 15 (19 bucks). But then this is France...

[emaidel]

I don't know if you guys have super expensive tastes in wine or perhaps wine is very expensive in the US (which shouldn't necessarily be as it is made over there too).
In France you can get a decent bottle of wine for 7 euros (that would be about 9 bucks) and a very good one for 15 (19 bucks). But then this is France...

Wine, like anything else, comes in many, many varieties, styles and qualities. We can purchase wine here for about $9 a bottle, but it usually isn't particuarly good. Every once in a while a "bargain-priced" wine is exceptional, but once the word gets out, the price skyrockets. This happened about 15 years ago with a Cabernet Sauvignon from The Hess Collection that sold for $11 a bottle, and was rated "Wine of the Year" by The Wine Spectator. Almost within minutes, there wasn't any available, and the few places that had some left charged a good deal more than $11.

Decent Frrench wines here in the U.S. usually cost considerably more than $30 per bottle, with many selling for several hundred dollars a bottle. For those who can afford to spend that much (which excludes me), there is much to savor and enjoy.

The best wine I can remember tasting was the 1996 vintage of Opus One from California. The initial selling price for a bottle was $100, which climbed from there once the word got out that that particular vintage was as good as it was. A bottle of '96 Opus One in a restaurant was about $150 to $200, and well worth it.

On the other hand, a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon from Columbia Crest, from Washington State, which sells for a good deal less than $20 is pretty remarkable too.

To those of us who really love wine, paying a lot of money for a single bottle is oftten well worth it. We don't just gulp the stuff down, but savor every nuance there is to be savored, and drink such wines only on special occasions. The same can be said for Dom Perignon champagne: it's pricey stuff, but still some of the best champagne in the world.

Audio equpment isn't much different: while most of us can't afford Krell or Mark Levinson equipment, I doubt we wouldn't hear what it is that makes those products cost as much as they do. My "Columbia Crest-equivalent" to audio gear is Parasound and Adcom, but the Krell and Levinson compares with Opus One and the like.

Lastly, a friend sent me a 1964 bottle of Chateau Lafite Rotschild Pauillac (which retailed at the time for well over $400 a bottle). I was stunned that this person would send me such an expensive bottle of wine, and I made certain that my wife and I drank it on a truly special occasion. The result? It was nice, but only that - nothing particuarly special, and certainly not worth anywhere near $400.

[audio amateur]

We don't just gulp the stuff down,

I am no expecting you to. You are talking here to someone who has grown up in France, a.k.a bread cheese and wine country. Where I currently live (when I am not studying), a village of about 3000 inhabitants, we have a cheese grocer, a wine 'caveau' and not one but two bakeries.

If you mostly drink wine on special occasions, then I understand a little better.
There seems to be wine at the table most days in my home, and at 30$ a bottle, that would add up quickly