No MC,
I have been quite clear. I have had several audiophile friends tell me about their new fancy fuses and I have shown them, in their own system, that when they didn't know what fuse was installed, they couldn't tell the fancy fuse from a basic fuse.
Weird huh. I practice what I preach.
Now back to the prince of innuendo and insults.
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The more I read posts on what does or doesn’t matter sonically, the more
I think it would be beneficial, for a lot of folks interested in how
their gear functions, to take a basic course, or at least do some
extensive reading on basic electricity including resistance, inductance
and capacitance. Can’t hurt. Perhaps, but if biases are firmly set in stone, you will still end up with the post below. There is a difference between possessing knowledge and being able to apply knowledge, especially in areas outside direct education. There’s guys with way more experience than me, but even mine is enough
to know there’s no such thing as a power supply so regulated to
perfection that a power cord won’t make it even better. Well, if a power
cord then why not a fuse? Sorry, said I wasn’t going to tackle any of
the other false assumptions. Its just such a target-rich environment.
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Can you point out one person on here who has actually done a blind test on a fuse? No. They all have "superior" hearing and could never fool themselves .....
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Silicone potting compound. Goes in liquid, dries to a nice rubbery consistency. I would expect someone has used it for home audio. Some rubbery urethane compounds as well.
Maybe we should tout a gooey, flexible liquid to pour into the amps to
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A lot of better quality laptop power supplies are filled with silicone potting. It gets the heat out, keeps the parts in place, and gets rid of acoustic noise.
Tar used to be really popular, but not stuff I work with. I understand it is still used because it is cheap and works well.
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