To Fuse or Not to Fuse... That is the question!


Ok.. I think I understand that no fuse is better than a cheap fuse. And a good fuse is better than a cheap fuse. But is no fuse better than the best fuse?

One person on Audiogon said that he achieved better sound by using a Blue fuse over no fuse. I guess my question is... Do these new, high dollar fuses just allow the current to flow better with solid protection or do they actually due to quantum physics or something, actually improve upon the signal by eliminating errant bad electrons and thereby actually improving the music over no fuse at all?

I gots to know!


captaindidactic

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captaindidactic
Oh, the irony. If you get the meaning. Of didactic, I mean.

Forget the wire. When I said you will have a hard time I was being generous. You will in no way ever find a wire that will sound even anywhere near as good as a Blue Quantum Fuse. Let alone Orange. As whacky unlikely as it seems, they are only expensive compared to the ten cent fuse. For the improvement in sound you get compared to other components they are a bargain.

Maybe- "maybe" - you will find a wire that sounds better than your stock crappy factory fuse. Problem then, what's the value? Me personally, could hardly care less. But then I understand enough about components and electricity to know fuses don't work the way the fraidy cats imagine. Rather than explain, a lot easier to just say any time you see the writer using "UL" as justification you can safely disregard whatever comes after. They are worse than clueless.

And the $2700? This is what we call a "straw man" ie fake argument, ie nonsense. No one requires you buy one for everything all at once. Of course if you do, you will be amazed. It will be like putting new high end power cords on everything. Or if not no worries, money back guarantee.

But you don't have to do 16 all at once. I would start with just two. Orange. I would look at all my component fuse requirements, pick the highest value, double it, and order that. Then when they come I would try them in every position. Two in the preamp. One in each amp. Move the one in each amp to each location. Almost at this point want to think you're trolling, that no one could possibly be bone dense enough to build an amp with SEVEN fuses, but then again there's a lot of nutty design theories and even more gullible audiophiles out there seem to think the more Rube Goldberg the better. Whatever. Beside the point: Try em and see.

Until you do you will never know just how amazing they are.
Lots of comments, but no answers! Does Hot wiring/bypassing/direct-connecting/ or using a copper or silver wire Instead of a fuse, make the sound better?


Two answers.

One: depends. Depends on the wire. Depends on the fuse. Having compared, I can say for sure you will have a very hard time finding a wire or slug or anything else to sound as good as a Blue Quantum Fuse. Let alone Orange, which is a lot better.

Second answer: Depends. Depends, mostly, on your ears.

Some like the above georgehifi, apparently have really poor hearing. Or maybe never even tried? Because its pretty damn obvious one way sounds better than the other. To me, anyway. I am not in any way getting into an argument with anyone about how awful their listening "skills" are. If they say they can't hear, I take them at their word.


Orange is the new Blue.

Sorry. But it was probably your flippant "I gots to know" that greased the skids that got this one into the dumpster so fast.

But, seriously, Orange is the new Blue.
The answer you seek is here:
https://www.synergisticresearch.com/fuses/orange-fuse/