Synergistic Research Fuses vs cheaper ceramic fuses


I saw this guy from YouTube say he found a huge improvement using cheap ceramic fuses from Amazon.  I wonder if there's really any difference in these and SR Orange or Blue.  

Anyone tried non SR fuses?  There's GOT to be a better priced option that's just as good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB0t8q6axKE
dtximages

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These threads always go awry.  So to bring it back to the original question.  Has anyone tried other fuses besides $100-150 SR blue or orange?  Inferior results? 
@noromance  Yeah, I haven't really heard anyone talk about what's so different about them to justify the price. People say they sound better, but what's the difference in build?  Are they using different insides? 

I saw one video where someone took off the orange/white paper and discovered it's just another ceramic fuse.  Not sure how real that vid was but it's worth thinking about.

Are SR fuses just repackaged .50 cent fuses?
Thanks for the input. Let me say this. In response to people telling me to research the web, I have.  

2 things:
1. 99.9% of the Youtube videos related anything to SR are actually SR sponsored videos.  It's very hard to find and independent youtuber making videos about SR products.  

2. My question here isn't really whether SR fuses make a difference, it's are they better than cheaper ones from Amazon? Are SR REALLY better or different. I haven't found much at all on that.  

So I certainly have done some homework and found most threads turn into bickering back and forth making research a waste of time.
@millercarbon, I respect you, your opinions, and your experience, but I have to say, I am typing this with my middle fingers right now.  

Yes better sound quality is always the goal.  How much should I study before I come here and ask a question and seek advice and direction from those older, wiser, and more experienced than I?  

I've done enough research to raise my eyebrows and ask questions. I didn't go back and obtain a post-graduate degree in the field though I have to admit. 

These kinds of tweaks, $150 fuses that MANY claim are bs, and a company that puts out some highly suspect youtube reviews/demos all with their own experts in the room are highly suspect - and worthy of asking questions and poking with skepticism.  I want to see independent third party audiophiles make videos about this.  It's more enlightening to me than reading forums where everyone demeans one another and the question gets lost in the bxtching (as has happened here).

You are right, I should try them myself, but before I order $500 worth of fuses, I'd just like to know if any one has tried other cheaper fuses and seen the same or similar improvements.   
I think I'll just buy them and try them when my woofers come back from Millersound.  Heck I made that much in dogecoin today so might as well try it out.