Synergistic Red Fuse ...

Mapman wrote,

"I’m pretty sure Geoffkait is an advocate and he does that consistently all the time when challenged and shows no signs of ever relenting. As long as he is on your side I guess that makes it OK?"

I advocate for truth. Unlike the trolls, who are in denial. Rule number one for audio arguments - never show up to a gun fight with a knife.

then Mapman wrote,

"The main problem is lack of information about the product to help convince the doubters and settle the arguments.. I think that’s one of Wolfs pet peeves and mine also."

That’s kinda why you guys are in the group that’s the opposite of ADVANCED audiophiles. Even when presented with the information you - like Al, Ralph and Wolfie - either can’t see it, don’t see it or pretend not to see it. None so blind that will not see. Besides you can never change the mind of a pseudo skeptic. It's the Backfire Effect in full bloom. Furthermore no self respecting pseudo skeptic wiped ever admit he was wrong in front of other pseudo skeptics. 

Atmasphere Almarg and perhaps some other respected EEs here have weighed in.     I’d offer an invitation for more EEs that might be out there to weigh in as well.

" Knowledge is a deadly friend
If no one sets the rules. "

As I wrote, I’ve been working my way through this thread, now at page 22. There’s something I would have written then, an observation - not mediation - that still seems relevant. Namely, lay off mapman - and mapman, what are you still doing here? As to the first, mapman was very clear that he did not hear the differences most others were reporting, and that in his approach he is uncomfortable with changes, e.g., tweaks, that can’t be sufficiently explained, at least to his thinking. That’s a perfectly principled opinion, but wasn’t accepted; a few frequent contributors made clear they weren’t going to let it go. There may be no cult or perhaps clique here, but some people sure started to act like it. And here we are, a few dozen web pages and many months later, and it’s still going on! It’s almost as if there’s little or nothing to talk about if the exchange doesn’t keep on. Which leads to a second observation, really a question: mapman, having come to your conclusion, why didn’t you move on? Perhaps there’s something in the 45 ensuing pages that explains why this continues, but from the discussion now it sure reads like a process - more like a sore - that’s built on itself. In any case, it doesn’t make for pleasant, informative or thought provoking reading to this new entrant (who has three blacks on order to see first how they do in my nearfield desktop system vs. Furutechs).

 
jetter
Actually, and please feel free to correct me if I am wrong, but I believe there were two problems, the smallest was that the results were not measurable, but the largest was that it is not possible for an object not in the music signal path to impact the music signal (sound). Other than the possible impact of allowing more or less power to the unit than the stock fuse.

I could have it all wrong though, and don't want to rock the boat (titanic).

You are wrong. No offense.