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So done with audiophile fuses

The journey started with a medium priced ($50) fuse in my power supply.  A failed rectifier tube blew that one out.  Not a fuse problem.  Next up was a blue fuse in my pre amp.  It blew and was not caused by a pre amp problem.  Apparently they sometimes are more sensitive and it was replaced by an orange fuse two values higher.  Things were going along fine.  I replaced the pre amp with a newer version of the pre amp and it has the same fuse value.  Five months latter (today) I turn on the pre amp and nothing.  it's a five month old pre amp so I suspected that it was the fuse.  Sure enough, I replaced it with a ceramic Littelfuse of the lower correct value it works fine.  No more wasting my money on unstable fuses for me.     
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cakyol
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" Wyred4Sound had been using a circuit breaker on one of their integrated amps for some time now. A long time ago, when I considered getting one from them, I asked about a fuse upgrade and was told they'd be happy to do so for that last 5% improvement in sound. That was many years ago."

And I bet you bought it hook, line & sinker LOL.  If an amp's performance should indeed improve by simply changing the fuse, it is a clear indication that those people have no clue about building an amp in the first place..

What a load of nonsense.....

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cakyol
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@edgewound

If it wasn't for these "entertaining" posts, audiogon would be a dull forum ;)

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cakyol
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Forget this fuse bull s..t.

If you cause a fire in your house one day, you will not get a penny from your insurance company if they find out, which they will.

Do not give into this fuse bulls..t and just put a properly rated one in your amp, as the manufacturer did.

It is there FOR A REASON. And that reason is NOT for improving the sound. It will NEVER EVER make a difference to the sound. Do not fall for all the crap you hear on this forum.

You finally seemed to have done the right thing.


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cakyol
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LOL... Still continuing with this crap ?

Still fooling yourselves into thinking you heard a difference .....

Some of you seriously need help.  I can recommend a good audiologist and/or a psychiatrist.
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cakyol
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" That seems to be your raison d'être for posting as of late."

I was waiting to see how much more ridiculous the conversation would get :-)  It exceeded my expectations by a huge margin.....
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cakyol
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@nonoise,

BTW, it is "loses" it, NOT "looses it".....
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cakyol
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" You two kids just don’t seem to get it and rely now on insults and other asinine statements just to get by with now that you’ve lost all credibility."

We are simply trying to help some delusional parties who claim they hear voices which do not exist, by introducing them to reality :-)

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cakyol
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@nonoise

For someone called "nonoise", you actually make quite a lot of it :) Ever considered changing your user id ?

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