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Why don't amplifier Companies use high end fuses?

My equipment - Raven Integrated Reflection MK2 tube amp 58wpc. / Lumin A-1 DAC Streamer / Synology NAS / Isotex Aquarius Power Conditioner / Furutech Rhodium Plug / Sonus Faber Amati Homage Tradition speakers.  

I have read thousands of comments on upgraded fuses improving the performance of sound.  I am very open minded but not sold either way.  So, the question I have is....if fuses were so important, than why don't Amplifier companies all install them as OEM equipment?  To me, if they are as good as people say, that would provide companies who use them a competitive advantage?  

Every High End Audio store I go to in Phoenix have told me it does not make a difference and is a waste of money.  For the record, I have fuses purchased at an automotive store for under $10 and I think my sound is awesome.  The Company that built my amp tested the Synergistic Fuses and he emphatically said there was no difference.  

If I were to try a fuse for fun, given my equipment, what would your recommendation be to try?  
willgolf

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tatyana69
269 posts
 
2 issues jump out at me here:-
1 - Why don't they .......
2 - Who listens to an engineer anyway?

1 - In the same way re fuses, if power cables made such a difference to an amp why do hi end manufacturers bundle bog standard cables in the box . And if speakers sounded so much better with granite bases, why don't the manufactures offer with or without. Surely they could obtain heavy supplier discounts to keep customers happy?
2 - Last month, I asked two respected amp engineers about difference in power cables and they laughed at me. Also, both still swear single ended is the same sound signal as balanced
As other posters have written here, it is your ears that are better than someone else's opinion.
tatyana69
269 posts
 
"Because they know better and are technicians "
Well what I do know is that engineers and technicians often talk rubbish, and have ears that demonstrate that their ears seem to be pointless.
And if anyone writes that studios have kit a or b so must be good, then that is even more rubbish. If they knew more than not a lot, there would not be so many bad recordings out there.
But back to the original issue, I recently bought a ps audio power regenerator which came with a stock power cable, and the instructions stated that although a stock power cable was included, they recommended "better" ones should be used as they would improve the quality. So an item that cost rrp around £2,900 uses a cord that cost £2 and comes with a recommendation!? As said above, it seems to be a marketing decision as to what to include or not.
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