Audio Magic M2 vs SR Pink fuse, Owners thoughts and observations here please

Not yet, Donald. :joy: I just got the subwoofer to a point where I feel it’s decently integrated. My next move was to be the AUVA 100s, but they now have to wait until Josh sends the correct screw posts to me (entirely my fault). What was happening after that, but has now moved up to the current ā€œthingā€ is the Mutec 10MHz reference clock. 14 24/7 days of initial burn in is needed before everything is fully cooked, so that will take me to the end of the year. Hopefully the new screw posts will be here by then. After all that, the SDFB goes in. :smiley: One thing at a time… one thing at a time. I’m saving the toughest for last, as getting to the back of my P20 is a real PITA.

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Sounds like you will have a lot of fun during Christmas, and you have way more patience than me. Congratulations on all the new toys!

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You’re not the first person to order the wrong
screw posts . :rofl: My Auva 100 didn’t fit right away either. I needed screw-in adapters and new matching threads from Stack Audio.
Josh supplied me with a few matching screw posts . Thanks, and great service from Stack Audio! I cannot praise the service enough.

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I brought the Pinks back After +500 hours they didn’t do what I hoped for my system. The highs where to much upfront, it all sounded to direct and analytical. It took the warmth and soul out of my system.

What I definitely did like was the boost in the kickbass. It added more punch and attack. The bass was much more tight but lacks the deeper end. It had better separation. The soundstage widened and rised. (Compared to QSA Yellow)

The Pink really cleaned up everything but was way too clean for me. It made me the music less engaging for me.

I think if you have a too warm or bloomy system or need tighter bass, the Pink could be an addition.

Grtz

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Just replaced some Pink’s and an M-1. The M-1 was in the DSD MKII, pinks in the BHK preamp and the P20.

Replaced all w/ appropriate value M-2 fuses.

Definitely a gain in the bottom end, clean and clear, as well as plenty of punch in the top end.

YMMV.

Hey tony22,

Would you say the dynamics, noise floor and clarity are the same or very similar between the Pink and the M2?

Thanks.

No. Clarity? One might give the edge to the Pink, but in my time listening to it and the M2, I’d say what was really happening was that the Pink may have been allowing for a slightly larger emphasis of high frequency overtones. The kind of thing that could be mistaken for clarity. When listening ā€œintoā€ the music, I actually felt I could see/hear deeper into the soundstage a bit better with the M2. Dynamics? I’m honestly not sure if I noticed anything detectable difference between the two - maybe someone else can chime in on that. Noise floor? M2, IMO. Frankly I found the bottom line of the M2 is that it did everything right and nothing wrong. The Pink also did a lot of things right, but in my system didn’t leave me with as much of a feeling as being in the musical event. YMMV.

One. Lousy. Fuse. :shaking_face:

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Thanks for the fast response, Tony.

I stil have the PS Audio stock fuse in my Stellar Power Plant. I tried a Purple a few years back but didn’t notice a big enough difference at the time. SInce then, I have upgraded most of my system, which at the moment includes Sonus Faber speakers that are non-fatiguing, so laid back and also not very dynamic. Therefore, from what I am reading, maybe the pink would be better for me, since the M2 is reportedly laid back? Plus the M2 has to be made to order and costs more than the Pink.

I’d also love to hear any thoughts the major differences between the stock fuses in the regenerators and the Pink, M2 fuses.

Any thoughts on this appreciated (by anyone.)

Thanks, again!

If you’ve read enough of my posts, George, you’ll see I don’t… let’s say… gush quite as much as other folks. :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: So, with that aside - will either the Pink or the M2 be a component level upgrade over the stock fuse in a regen? IMO, no. The PSA regenerators actually use what seem to be pretty decent fuses. However, would either a Pink or M2 provide for a nice uptick of performance in a nicely resolving system? IMO, yes. Whether it’s ne or the other is what you’re looking for, is up to you to decide. :slightly_smiling_face: What amp and source gear are you using?

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I have a Yamaha A-S3200 integrated and a Technics SL-G700M2 SACD player.

FWIW, I was a fuse skeptic until I tried a Swiss Digital Fuse Box (SDFB) in lieu of the stock fuse in a PSA P10 Regenerator.

Point being, I never observed a discernible difference between stock fuses and SR Orange fuses in some of my kit, but the SDFB (which replaces a fuse - meaning there is no fuse in the P10 any longer - just a metal rod in place of the fuse) resulted in an immediately noticeable improvement to my ears. (Most of my listening is via my PSA DS Sr. DAC.)

It’s been quite a while since the addition of the SDFB so I can’t recall the observations directly, but you can read more about the SDFB in general and my experience here:

Bottom line: If no fuse (with a SDFB and metal rod) is better than the fuses I listened with before, I can now understand that fuses can matter.

Cheers.

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I have not tried Pink, but have tried SR Master, SR Purple, AM Ultimate Prem., AM M1 & M2.

My take? Master is hard to please, and it works wonder in my PST, and Lumin U2 streamer, but sounded worse than any other fuse in other components.

Purple, M1, and Ult. all sounded indifferent than stock after one year. In fact, I ended using stock fuses for PSA products after one year.

The only exception is AM M2 fuse, it is clearly better than others for all my components except for one; Grimm MU2 sounded great in stock fuse (no difference I could detect with M2).

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I’m not very familiar with either of those pieces, George. I’d suggest that if you wanted to try either one, if you feel your overall sound is on the warm side of neutral, try the Pink. But if it’s neutral the M2 might be a better choice. Just my opinion.

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The Master fuse absolutely transformed the Holo Audio Red - unbelievable.

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Yes, Master fuse is strange that in my own system the results varied a lot among components. It seems to thrive in streamers.

Did the bloom fall off of the SDFB rose in your case?

Cheers.

Absolutely! The Master fuse is by far best suited in streamers.

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I was using an expensive power cord as a pig tail, so it didn’t make much sense. Then I got the PowerZone which doesn’t require a fuse or FB. I sold both P15 and FB too so no more FB.:grin:

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Do fuses keep pretty much the same sound signature for their lifespan during use?

I am asking because I am hearing some dulling of sound in a fuse that I have been using for a number of years and wondering if this is how fuses sound as they get older.

Interesting question