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

"Honestly, I’m shocked at how much detail and how precisely in space titanium places individual sounds. There can be a strangeness to the way some mids are portrayed, which is why I’m interested in hearing other metals as slugs but the difference between having the stock fuse, or even the copper slug in my DAC, versus using the titanium slug is the kind of sonic difference I would expect from a MAJOR component upgrade."

I drove to McMaster Carr for a 3/16"x 3/4" Titanium Dowel Pin,

Part #97395A872    $24.73

It replaced the previous Copper Slug in my CEC transport.

Everything you said about the Titanium is ditto, thanks for the tip!

I Received a 6" Coin/Silver rod (0.208 in. / 5.283 mm diameter) from Surepure Chemetals.

90% Silver, 10% Copper $120 bucks. In my rig this sounds better than the Titanium, midrange (vocals) are more present, much better conductivity without too much over the top brightness (hence the 10% Copper content)

Easy to cut, cordless drill as a lathe, hacksaw blade and file.

FWIW: Fuse clips are made from brass and copper with a tin plating to maintain a low-resistance electrical contact with the fuse.

In my rig (Coin Silver) sounds better than the Titanium, midrange (vocals) are more present, much better conductivity without too much over the top brightness (hence the 10% Copper content)

Went down the middle between full Copper and full Silver, perfect balance to me.

tkstein: Already gave that thought after using solid copper for many years.

Next ’thought’ is wiring transformer wires straight to way better quality IEC inlet and skip in between crap with cheap clip metals, voltage conversion circuit board traces etc....

All gear is plugged into an Inakustik with built-in breaker.