Location: Montreal, Canada
Posts: 13
I'm Eric.
Hi. This is quite an interesting thread.
With all those positive reviews I may try it and so for myself. Obviously at that price point I would change fuses on at the time, so where it would be the more beneficial? Going from the source down to amplification starting from phono stage to preamp followed by amp?
Eric
Turntable: SL1200 MK2, Mike New ETP platter, Mike New bearing, Isonoe feet, KAB PSU, Oyaide CF-HS, DL-103R
AMP/PRE: Linar Audio Class A, CD: TEAC VRDS-20, DAC: Pierre Lurné Andromesia, Phono: Simaudio LP5.3, speaker: Lafleur Audio X1
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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I'm Greg.
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AC POWER
Hardwired 10kVA balanced mains powering entire system
AMPS
Meridian 557 power Amp (Modded) / PS Audio BHK Preamp (Modded)
SPEAKERS
Wharfedale Evo 4.4
DAC
PS Audio Directstream (Modded)
TURNTABLE
Pro-Ject X8 balanced output via XLR / Ortofon Quintet Blue cartridge
PHONOSTAGE
Pro-Ject DS3 B balanced Input (TT and Phonostage powered by Pro-Ject Power box RS2 linear psu)
DIGITAL
OPPO 203 (Modded: Linear PSU, i2s output to Dac) - Roon Endpoint, HDMI input used for all things Streaming/ PS5 /AppleTV ... also good for movies apparently?
MUSIC PLAYBACK
Tweaked AP-Linux based Roon Server into Oppo 203 as Roon endpoint
Ipad Roon Remote.
Apple Music/ YouTube via AppleTV, fed to Dac via Oppo HDMI input/i2s output to Dac.
SPEAKER CABLES
Biwired: Duelund DCA10GA (Bass) Duelund DCA16GA (mid & treble) Duelund 12DCA used as jumpers (On "Blackcat Cable" Chris Sommivigo's advice - yup, even with biwire it sounds better - and it does)
INTERCONNECTS
All Balanced: Ghost+ recording studio XLR cables
I am dragging this back up as I have a question.
Out of a choice of upgraded mains leads and internal equipment fuses (bearing in mind I don't have plug fuses) which would give the greater benefit?
Kevin
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I'm an SR Black fuse enthusiast - I've got 2 now!
But I haven't tried them as internal fuses, and I haven't tried them in a standard kettle lead.
Tbh - I doubt if anyone has done both, which is what is required to respond to your question.
I am sure, based on my own experiences, that both approaches will reap worthwhile rewards.
.
Which would you do first?
Kevin
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The fuse is easier and less ambiguous as to choice (there are LOTS of audiophile mains cables out there!).
I would try a fuse, I think. They are on sale or return.
If it doesn't impress, you can always try again later once you have upped the mains cables to your satisfaction.
.
Thanks.
If I do a mains cable, I guess the first one is the one feeding my mains regenerator?
Kevin
Too busy enjoying the music....
European loan coordinator for Graham Slee HiFi system components..