Synergistic Red Fuse ...

I don't know how this fits in other than to say that soon after I got my Marantz Reference components (after break in), I swapped out the stock fuses for HiFi Tuning fuses and after break in, the sound did improve. It was not on the level of going to Darwin ICs or Zu Audio SCs but there did seem to be a more resolving nature but as I said, not on the level of the cable swaps. 

It got me closer to a cleaner event and in the end, it's all I ask for in this hobby. I don't want anything that leads to a sideways change, just a cleaner and clearer one. 

Everything is system dependent as I had to remove some Herbies footers from under my speakers for a tighter and more focused sound, return a SteinMusic speaker match for doing really nothing, remove some Mad Scientist black discs from my amp's speaker output posts for the same reason, and a few others that don't come readily to mind. 

Heck, even power cords made a bigger difference than the fuses. I know I"m limiting myself to what I've experienced but I'm really quite satisfied with what progress I've made and don't begrudge anyone who claims to have better results. Hats off to anyone who's happy and it'd be nice to see less of a polarized nature to all of this.

All the best,
Nonoise

Whitesox wrote,

"I guess from the number of folks on this thread who find the fuses, etc. improving their system, I think that is just great. They don’t cost much and if they, like speaker cable elevators, do something to improve the sound of their system, then what the hell, go for it. I do advice you to turn in your "BS filter" to what is being said in an advocacy of these tweaks and understand that folks like GK, who chimes in on this post with baffling assertions coming from the realm of pseudo-electronics, have economic skin in the game to entice you to try the expensive stuff they peddle."

Uh, oh, I’m getting a bad feeling.

geoff kait
machina dynamica
advanced audio conceits

I am delighted to hear all the  favorable views about tweaks and my only point is to give them a try so long as you can get full refund, which I did with my red fuse.  The dealer who sold it to me noted that he had "sold thousands of them few few returns."  This audio market is rampant with folks selling tweaks of unfathomably dubious usefulness, one of which is a frequent poster on this thread who makes completely absurd claims, so my best advice for my beloved fellow audiophiles is get a grip on your  audio neurosis and just sit back and enjoy the music.   I just got a new release of 1976 Stan Getz recording today and it is fantastic.  Fuses are the farthest thing from my mind right now....

Among the pantheon of tweaks, I am highly skeptical of room treatments such as the stick-on chips, blocks, pebbles, discs, boxes and tiny bowls.  The idea guys had to go SOMEWHERE with their products though, and since the under-component market was saturated with plinths, cones, bearings, points, racks, rubber cups, etc, it only made sense to move tweaks on top of and around the gear--hours of fascination and wonder for the customer. I would like to try that Novum PMR resonator, though. In choosing external audio tweaks, you have to look for items that either block, dissipate or absorb unwanted energy and sound waves or that clarify or focus the sound that you do want.  This often involves items of considerable mass or area. 
Wolf Garcia, you are in Dire need of some tweak faith. Jerry would have approved.
Thanks for listing your gear Whitestix.  I'm not one to knock a guy's budget, but when it comes to the lower-priced amps, etc out there, you really DO get what you pay for--not much.  Emotiva 5.1--is that a Chinese five-channel for around $600? Genius marketing, those guys.  And those speakers--geez, couldn't you get some speakers that don't cross paths? You have to realize that the sound we hear is an energy transfer from the cone excursion to air molecules that then hit our eardrums. The smaller speakers should at least point at you........And yes, GK, the L. Ron Hubbard of audio, has combined a love of science fiction with shrewd observations of the audiophile's willing gullibility to try anything that may bring more audio beauty.  You just have to learn how to wade through the BS.    

Whitestix,
I'm not sure how familiar you are with this thread but music  and recording recommendations have been an ongoing feature. By no means are you the only music lover participating here. You'll find some really fine music titles shared in this ever growing thread. The fuses have only enhanced the music listening enjoyment. Stan Getz? Oh yeah. I can recommend some good Sonny Stitt and Daxter Gordon and much more. Frank (Oregonpapa)) can easily do the same. 
Charles,