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How about if we make this a sticky thread? We probably need a thread group called "The Twilight Zone" for the tweaks of faith.
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jazzhead... You are a brave soul
On the body seems to work fine... Cable chips are good on the connector ( one per cable )... Transformers chips are excellent as well and I know two people who have had success with the capacitor chips. Because I am a completely rationalist flat-earther (Steve Ive never been abducted or probed ever) And because I have tried them on Magnepan and Devore 0/96 and heard absolutely nuthin I would suggest caveat emptor on the speaker chips. Ps they will not mark your Seraphims or the Vitus or Wavac but would also wonder whether one of the best most invisible speaker cables and some of the finest electronics on the planet could be improved anyway. Look forward to how it goes... I know they work on less than stellar right up to fairly exceptional gear... your setup might test them to the max. Cheers G. Sent from my iPhone using A.Aficionado |
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G.... Thanks , but as they say there is always better , except maybe in the case of the Seraphim.I do get your point of view,but maybe another way of looking at it , would be that the better the gear the more marked the effect .I have had great results with the Hi-Fi tuning fuses and felt that chips would be good add on , since they are now offered built in . Of course your great copywriting skills did help sell me , if what you profess is true then I intend to move on to the cable chips. Definitely progressing into the twilight zone here . Will keep you posted . Best ... jazzhead
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Just got my Fuse chips .. rolled one on to the HiFi Tuning fuse in my Meridian ..... NNOOOOOO this can not be . Scared to treat my other components , surely this can not get better ... WTF is going on !!!!!!!!!
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jazzhead.......I hate to admit it but you guys are starting to convince me I need to give these dots a try.
I just don't want my gear to look like this with the lights out.
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Dan, where did you get a picture of my room?
Jazzhead, the experience is surprising and I have found no downsides... the shift is more than subtle and also importantly more profound on the whole ... a deeper impact is on transformers and cables IME and they work cumulatively... applied throughout the overall move towards less grey in the noise floor and greater ease of flow is clear... They do appear throughout my system pretty much just as Dan's diagram above suggests G. Sent from my iPhone using A.Aficionado |
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I just purchased some more spare HiFi Tuning Supreme fuses after my MC2301 took out one. So if they are almost giving them away then I am keen to discover the fuss. Anyone out there stuck them under a microscope? Graham, you may like to PM me the deal about these & if you do convince me, I'll retract my rhetorical remarks & stick one on my forehead for the world to see. Last edited by MyPal; 02-19-2013 at 01:11 AM. |
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Dan..... LOLLL .. yes it's kinda like quite a powerful effect , not one you have to strain to hear . Don't ask me how it works , measures or such but clearly audible it is . Start of with the fuse chips and work from there if convinced. I believe there is a 30 day return policy , so it's win-win .
Graham... The first "Chipped" fuse in the Meridian was startling , further applications to other components obviously less so . Gains were an apparent increase in volume , increased three dimensionality to treble notes with better decay . More effortlessness all around . On further listening however , I find the balance slightly skewed mid-bass and above , the deep bass notes do not seem to develop and flow as much . This may be system , set-up etc dependant . I will monitor further on how it develops, if any , over the next few days. Definitely worth a try however , with a bit of luck there are gains to be had for not much outlay. I intend to further delve with transformer and capacitor chips . Nothing to loose but my sanity Steve... you may want to check your newly acquired Hi-Fi tuning fuses . I believe the newer batches have the chip built in . We await eagerly the picture of your forehead massaged by the wonders of Quantum energy |
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Given the off the standard audio beaten track trip these kind of mods take you on I suggest like all unfamiliar winding paths you take little steps with them to see if you like where they are taking you. You could find a store locally and try placing some of the cables chips on cables without attaching them. Or just get in a few fuse chips and try them for even any standard glass fuses as well. If your hi-fi tuning fuses are recent they will likely have the chips inside and wont benefit by the addition of the second on chip externally. On this trip everyone's mileage may easily vary based upon the type of chip as they do vary in specific effect and also the gear it is going on. I rest them without attaching where I can and if nothing happens then I shift around to where they do work. I figure its a bit like acupuncture... Careful, considered and focussed application where beneficial, I have ended ip with a reasonably moderate number throughout the chain. I kind of felt the chips on fuses focussed image and reduced grain... Jazzhead's description is absolutely what I experienced for me especially the way the upper bass gets a beautiful set-like life to it. On cables they seem to get generally more effortless with something like a small taste of the Zensati cables with effortless flow and on transformers they seem to really reduce residual noise and deepening the void in the background and fleshing out micro dynamics. I have only just put some capacitor chips on an external supply and initial thoughts are that in the capacitors it seems more liquid, smoother and less identifiably transistor... By this stage I fairly much just judiciously apply when I get a new component. Holistically used throughout in a reasonably moderate way they work towards easing flow, stilling the background and bringing out richness of tone and texture... there is more coherence and plain musical rightness just like swapping out from Pure Music and going across to Audirvana Plus there is a clear shift and it seems wholly in service of the music. We can analyse things till we see dots with our eyes open and closed or we can just try gently and find our way forward and find out for ourselves. I wouldn't suggest going and buying the whole journey in one swoop and finding out that you're not keen on the destination. The way jazzhead is doing it is so spot on. These are not great risks and will likely work for some and not necessarily for all. Little steps as we go and in the end the Qunatum chips along with Stillpoints and good power conditioning and cables are now an embedded part of my approach to the system as a whole. If you feel comfortable try if not there are as always so many enjoyable ways to get to where we are going. G. Sent from my iPhone using A.Aficionado Last edited by audiot servant; 02-19-2013 at 06:26 PM. |
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The stillpoints have the clear fundamentals of fine SS without the hard edge and the Quantum instill some of the magic qualities of valve with the subtle fabric of music but also with the clarity that that we love about great contemporary valve components... clearly we may well be getting to somewhere worth going. Clarity, life, energy and beauty. G. Sent from my iPhone using A.Aficionado Last edited by audiot servant; 02-19-2013 at 06:18 PM. |
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