In the hi-fi industry, experiments with the effect of crystals on current-carrying conductors have been going on for many years. Alongside various DIY projects, such as using tourmaline granules, there are various suppliers offering dummy plugs filled with quartz crystals for equipment tuning. Since the early days of high fidelity, others have described the tonally beneficial effect of rock crystal on tube amplifiers. It is claimed that the proximity of crystals affects the conductivity of metals, although no clear documentation can be found to support this.

Bernd Ahne of HiFi-Tuning is one of those people who likes to try things out for himself. He therefore attached a whole series of miniature semi-precious and precious stones to his fine-wire fuses. There, the stone is in immediate proximity to a sound-relevant electrical conductor, but does not touch it, as it is positioned on the ceramic middle section of the fuse. The result: In his experience, almost all the test subjects actually have some kind of effect on playback. In the end, however, it was a small diamond that convinced Ahne, because it conveyed the feeling of a more open soundstage with enhanced dynamics without causing undesirable side effects in the tonality of the fuse.

Further experiments with micro-diamonds then showed that (unfortunately) a high-purity gemstone works better than a less pure stone, even if the latter is larger. Ahne also discovered that the further the stone is from the electrical conductor, the larger it must be to achieve its effect. These findings led to the development of the Supreme³ diamond fuses.

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Germany
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