Fuse Upgrade to Ceramic not glass


Been researching fuses and see a need to upgrade to Ceramic over glass but don't neccesarily buy into the hoopla over expensive Fuses, I would say getting rid of any glass type for ceramic is the way to go , I truly believe thats what people hear the difference in , ceramic is a much better material for acoustics than a crap glass / thin wire that can Vibrate and be a weak link in my opinion I'm not about to spend a fortune on fuses either a quality ceramic will suffice. Question where does one find out what fuses are in his gear ? I want to figure out what I need for my Marantz before I take it out of my Rack and spend time  , open her up just to figure out what I need is a big time waster. I called marantz they referred me to a svc Dept but they couldn't tell me either , Is there a way to figure out what I need to have it so I can do this project in one shot?? or maybe I have ceramic already and dont know it , breaking my rack down to figure out cant happen.
nickaboy1

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Hello, 
One thing to keep in mind is the amperage of the ceramic fuses. With these high end fuses they usually say to go .25 amps higher than what is in your receiver. They are more sensitive and blow quicker. You can call SR or do your own research. These are typically slow blow fuses. They are not cheap so do a little YT research along with calling SR. On another note unless you have a killer surround sound receiver I feel you do not need this before other things. You need a better power cord. When I put on a Nordost Blue Heaven power cord on my Denon 4806. I thought my system sounded 25%-50% better. If you are trying to make your SS receiver sound like a decent 2 channel system don’t. Except for the Nordost power cord and the orange outlets from Home Depot. The reason I am ok with these upgrades is because they will be good for several components for a very long time. Another thing you should look into is Puritan PSM136 or PSM156 power conditioner. It will change your life. It is not cheep but will last a very, very long time. You know what they say: “Buy once cry once”. When you go to two channel then get into the tweaks. BTW, Try not to burn the bridge with MC, the king of tweaks.  I shop at this store in the Chicagoland area:
https://holmaudio.com/
They let you try most stuff out before you purchase it. Also, yYu might want to stop by this place soon. They have Magnapan MG20s on a PassLab external crossover on for Bel Canto mono blocks. Crazy good! I wish I had the room for the setup. It was very cool to hear the setup.