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Anyone else using slugs instead of fuses? Comments on metals used and sound please

I recently began experimenting with slugs in place of fuses on most of my components and the results have been VERY rewarding. I'll write up a full review eventually but am awaiting possible different metal slugs in the near future.  I started with copper and the improvement from stock fuses to the copper slugs was quite noticeable but, honestly, nothing compared to the upgrade from copper to solid silver slugs from Golden State Silver and, shockingly, titanium slugs.  Can anyone comment on their DIRECT experience(s) with slugs other than copper?   I'm looking into tungsten and possibly molybdenum presently.  I'd love to try platinum or palladium but that's probably beyond my reach.  AND PLEASE, THERE'S NO NEED TO COMMENT ON HOW FOOLISH IT IS TO BYPASS THE FUSE WITH SLUGS-----WE ALREADY KNOW---YOU'VE TOLD US EXHAUSTIVELY.

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mikelavigne
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i don’t use slugs in place of fuses, although my amplifiers come with thermal couplers instead of fuses. which eliminates the noise factor there. and my preamp is battery powered so no fuses there either.

what i did do relevant to slugs is my Equi=Tech 10WQ Isolation transformer wall panel has GFI’s for each circuit. this 375 pound wall mounted isolation transformer is just for my system circuits. my barn has a separate 'dirty power' 100 amp panel for all other uses.

https://equitech.com/proiducts/wall-mount/10wq/

i had my electrical contractor remove the 10 GFI’s and a straight pure copper wire is put in place for each circuit. since my room is in a separate building and like a commercial studio i got him to do it.

GFI’s are even noisier than fuses.

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