We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses


LOL, I'll bet I gotcha on that Title! ;)  BTW, I put this thread under "Tech Talk" category as it involves the system physically, not tangentially. 

More seriously, two question survey:

1. Do you think designer fuses are A) a Gift to audiophiles, or B) Snake Oil 

2. Have you ever tried them?  Yes or No

In the tradition of such questions on Agon, I'll weigh in as we go along... 
Feel free to discuss and rant all you wish, but I would like to see clear answers to the questions. :) 
douglas_schroeder
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I love Soupy Sales (Pooky was a lion and Hippy was a hippo-no squirrels). I have a nice collection of his 60’ shows and the complete 77-78’ shows. My wife prefers when we watch Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd and Charley Chase. I add Laurel & Hardy and Charley Chaplin to the mix with a wide assortment of other silent comedians and clowns.

Back to the topic, thank you Geoff for your clear stated comments concerning using our five senses. Primitive man did not have any scientific instruments to determine outcomes. He/she used their senses to make decisions.

Gdal-I was not offered the stupid blind test; however, I can afford it but why would I bother since I already know how superior the SR blue and circuit breakers are to cheap fuses. The same with fuse directionality. It’s so obvious. Unless you cannot hear the difference in polarity in high end gear using polarized A/C cords (or on some recordings/speaker wiring mixup) then you won’t be able to determine fuse directionality either. It’s either in or out of phase.
fleschler - I was not offered the stupid blind test; however, I can afford it but why would I bother since I already know how superior the SR blue and circuit breakers are to cheap fuses.


To confirm whatever difference you believe you are hearing. This is for your benefit, as in being honest with yourself.
There are no sides here, just opinions, the only sides are the ones you are making up in your head.
Of course there is, the BS "snake oil" side of fuses praying on the technically gullible here and the real Electronic Engineering side of fuses.
Ones voodoo and ones not.  

Cheers George