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Re: Audiophile grade fuses?

Posted by Lew (A) on June 30, 2006 at 07:45:29

In Reply to: Re: Audiophile grade fuses? posted by Brian Walsh on June 29, 2006 at 17:50:08:

In my MA240s, I have two high-amperage fuses, one of each of the two AC lines that subserve one monoblock. But I also have 1.5A slo-blo fuses on the cathodes at each 6C33C (a total of 6 such fuses per monoblock). It never even occurred to me to upgrade the two fuses on the AC lines, but I have focussed on the fuses for each 6C33C, since the audio signal clearly flows thru these. I would think that would be a more critical area for upgrade. But the fuseholders are made of the same second-rate conductors as are the fuses themselves. It would seem foolish to spend big bucks on fuses and then stick them into those same old fuse holders, which are also part of the circuit. What I did do was to coat the ends of all fuses with Walker Audio silver paste, and I imagine I do hear an improvement. (I use the term "imagine" deliberately; everything seems smoother I think.)

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