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Something For The Fuse Guys ...

There are fuses, and then, there are fuses. 

I'm evaluating some prototype fuses that I received in the mail three days ago. 

Over the past few years, I've used fuses from five different manufacturers. The last three were the Red, Black and Blue fuses from Synergistic Research. Each one incrementally improved the sound of my system. My favorite so far was the SR Blue. 

The prototype fuses being evaluated presently raises the SQ beyond all of the others mentioned above. The major improvement to my ears is better tonal accuracy. Instruments and voices are more life-like. The noise is reduced allowing for a more solid 3-D presentation with the musicians more solidly presented on the sound stage. Overall, more information is fleshed out of CDs and LPs. 

The manufacturer, the price and the name of the prototype fuses will come later. I don't have the information thus far. My understanding is, if all works out, the release date is to be mid-October. 

Stay tuned ... 

Frank
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geoffkait
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More to my point, high end amplifier designers by and large are at least two paradigm shifts behind the power curve when it comes to audiophile stuff. I suspect it comes largely from being fat dumb and happy. Resting on ones laurels,  hyper circuit focused.
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" The fuse in the speakers is in line with the incoming signal (current) from the speaker cables which is alternating current just like the current coming off the power cord in the amplifier or CD player where the fuse usually is located. The only difference is that the current is a lot higher coming into the amp........................Follow?"

Well, no I don't follow.  The input AC is of one frequency which will be rectified to DC to perform its task of being changed again by tubes or transistors to an AC waveform. Just as I believe that signal cables have a much greater impact on sound than do AC power cords. The fuse argument is the same as the cable argument.  I won't deny that some fuses may make a difference particularly if they're in the signal path.

With over 17,000 posts I suspect that you've read >200,000 posts.  You're way ahead of my paltry 7 posts.
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It appears to me you’re not quite following. Speaker cables and power cords are both AC. 🔛 The signal travels to and fro on each wire + and -. That’s why it should not (rpt not) be too difficult to imagine fuse direction might well be just as important as speaker wire direction. 🔜
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mapman
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The irrefutable fact is whatever effect a particular fuse has on sound is based on conjecture which is fine because conjecture is a huge part of "high end audio". Not all conjecture is created equal though. If sworn affidavits on an audiogon chat thread and Geofkait’s constant repeated conjecture is enough for people in the case of fuse X, so be it. But don’t act shocked and offended when you air your laundry out in public and others take notice.  Especially when someone somewhere is making a lot of money from it.

Fuse on!
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