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  I replaced the pre amp with a newer version of the pre amp and it has the same fuse value.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.     
goose

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Good point J.Chip. The problem is none of them are better than the one they replace. They may look cooler but in many instance if not most, they are worse than the ones they replace.
Goose, some lessons you just have to learn by yourself. But, it is not just fuses. If $50 is the worst you ever get screwed out of you will be extremely lucky. Treat all of these audiophile "essential" accessories with a jaundice eye. Most of them are scams.