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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!


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Thought it would be difficult for this thread to sink any deeper than it already had but just proves I know Jack!
Now wallowing in the primordial ooze!
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Lol @George.
I still think a fair bit more but I cannot disagree that there must be a HUGE profit margin in there.
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C'mon George.
Unless you actually KNOW for a fact those fuses cost 20c to make that is just an outlandish statement to make.
One that earns you no respect at all.
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Grannyring.

Back decades ago they used to make a mini breaker that inserted right into a fuse holder.
It was designed to REPLACE fuses mostly in cars but same idea could work for hifi.

I had a 70 Charger that continuously blew the main fuse after driving it and the reset breaker was WAY easier than trying to figure out WHY. LOL.

And NO, it never burst into flames on me.
Or left me stranded again after that " fix"
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I would add TUNING is the 21st Century TONE CONTROLS
(I am certain that statement will get a lot of OMG!!! jaw drops and thoughts of horror)
Nope, that’s an excellent analogy I think.

I remember adding solid copper core speaker cables once, it was akin to slamming the bass tone knob to +11!
Awful!

Had to swap them right out to get back to center on the bass knob.

Blocks of wood have given degrees of bass/ treble boost or cut depending on the wood and components.

Still my biggest bang for the buck has been the ex ham radio ceramic cones inverted under most components.

But that’s a different thread.
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Define TUNING
Changing the SQ of the system in your house to your ears.

Not always for the better at times.

Does not matter how you change it , you can label that as TUNING.

IMHO
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Well said Elizabeth!

One should look at a fuse like any other tweak like footers, cables, wood blocks etc.

They are ALL going to have some effect on the music, not all will be "better"which can ONLY be defined by the actual user/ listener in their rig/ home.

Of course the non believers will still be exactly that ... Non believers.

No sense or point arguing with them.

Just the same as no sense or point arguing with a fuser either.

Never the twain shall meet!
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