An "insane" upgrade for the U1 mini: FUSE. Which one?

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Hi!
I'm gonna make a very strange, absurd, bizarre, irresponsible, inappropriate, extreme, perhaps stupid, and in any case wrapped in the empirical world of improving audiophilia, certainly good for the seller(s), but...
Which FUSE should I buy? (It's very difficolut to read the spec. of the original one)
Thanks.

:einstein:
 
If you're asking the spec of the original fuse, it'd be 2A fast blow for U1 MINI and most Lumin models, with some exceptions (like M1).
 
Luca said:
Hi!
I'm gonna make a very strange, absurd, bizarre, irresponsible, inappropriate, extreme, perhaps stupid, and in any case wrapped in the empirical world of improving audiophilia, certainly good for the seller(s), but...
Which FUSE should I buy? (It's very difficolut to read the spec. of the original one)
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Which brand and model of fuse are you going with? Don't forget to report results back... :)
 
Luca said:
Ah! The U1 mini IS a transport only, no DAC inside!
But... have you some experiences to share with us? It seems... yes :)
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I use an X1 as a transport ( USB audio output ). I always think fuses make a bigger improvement with analogue devices, so I didn't expect my transport X1 can gain such an improvement with a change in fuse. :)
 
lscangus said:
I use an X1 as a transport ( USB audio output ). I always think fuses make a bigger improvement with analogue devices, so I didn't expect my transport X1 can gain such an improvement with a change in fuse. :)
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Which fuse(s) have you tried?
 
They are expensive, but Audio Magic are in another league of all the others!
 
Luca said:
Here in EU the only it seems to be the HIFI TUNING, the German brand
I will “report” but after the 20th of July.
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Well, like a programmed machine here I am ��
HIFI Tuning (German brand) is inside the Lumin. As you can imagine, I can not “switch” from original to tuning, so what I’m writing is always after a while... playing from “A” to “B”.
I confess that I feel (it was listen) more “relaxed” with the HFT and that’s because more “space” in front of me (horizontal) and micro-details are “more”.
When I came “back” I was listening to (not feeling) a “warmer” but “closer” scene.
You have to know that the DAC its the same and cables are the same too; I am using a QNAP NAS so, I think “there” should be another improvement with a “Melco” I guess but now, anyway, the physical CD is behind.
Do not ask me why or how is it possible because it’s OFF TOPIC ��

Thank you for reading and goodbye!


L.
 
Spock said:
If I may, one last warning: try another brand.
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Ain't gonna happened here, thanks for your advice! :hey:
There are many reasons, let me write just a couple:

a) these "improvements" like you can read from my last post are... in a circle where listening and (moment) feelings are closer, even so I am sure about them. So, better for me, for my sys, to look for other upgrade like... changing NAS and search a "silentSSD-Melco" for example.
b) in EU, the HIFI Tuning its something about "the only one fuse Company" that have in stock a fuse compatible with Lumin U1 mini".
c) Why?


Have a good time!

L.
 
A couple of points to ponder: If your machine is blowing fuses, then I suggest not installing replacement fuses at $150 USD a pop for troubleshooting purposes as that could get expensive.

Also, it is inadvisable to wrap a failed fuse in aluminum foil and reinstall it to see if you can get the device to work. (Been there. Done that.)
 
BlueSky said:
A couple of points to ponder: If your machine is blowing fuses, then I suggest not installing replacement fuses at $150 USD a pop for troubleshooting purposes as that could get expensive.

Also, it is inadvisable to wrap a failed fuse in aluminum foil and reinstall it to see if you can get the device to work. (Been there. Done that.)
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Fortunally nobody has menitoned about "blowing fuses" here!
Me, not. :whew:
 
Luca said:
Fortunally nobody has menitoned about "blowing fuses" here!
Me, not. :whew:
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"Popping" fuses my be more suitable. :rolleyes: That being said, a popped fuse is not necessarily an indication a bad piece of equipment. The protective elements in fuses run near their nominal current value can, over time, begin a slow "walk" to failure.
 
Be it in cables, be it in fuses, whatever, i stay away from rhodium and silver.
Only copper and gold finish.
 
So it would be a 2A fast blow in my U1...assuming it's like most Lumins? And a dumber question, where is that fuse in my U1?
 
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