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Where has been your most effective placement for an aftermarket fuse?

Not looking for a debate with anybody on whether aftermarket fuses work or not, this thread is for those fortunate members with the hearing to know that they do indeed work.
I am very interested in your thoughts and opinions as to where they work the best, the biggest bang for your buck if you like.
For myself I am going to say it is in my Metrum Onyx DAC.
And not just my present DAC, all of my last 3 DAC,s showed a very nice easily audible improvement with an aftermarket fuse.
Next I would say is in my Gold Note phono stage and lastly in my BAT integrated amp.

So what or where would you say has been the most noticeable piece of equipment that has benefited from a fuse change in your system?
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Well, I've had a strong curiosity to try the Audio Magic fuses. Seems to me that internal damping would be superior.
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I can only speak to my situation. Out of the list of everything I had done to my amp, Steve listed them in order of most sonic impact. The fuses were last on that list. I don't see that as a dismissal of their possible effectiveness or in any way his trying to sell me something I didn't need to line his pockets. In fact, I found the fuses slightly cheaper elsewhere and Pat agreed to match that price. I call that good customer service!
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My upgrade was over 4 years ago, then he offered the Hi-Fi Tuning but I could have sent him any I chose to try. Pat said they had a piece that could detect directionality, so with all it's fuses, seemed like a time saver.
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Have only tried a Blue in my K&K Audio Trio and it was an improvement in transparency without any edge.

Replaced all the fuses in my SMc Audio amp with Hi-Fi Tuning but that was along with a major upgrade so can't be sure of any difference the fuses made. BTW, the board on this amp takes 7 fuses! The whole upgrade was super!
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