Synergestic Black Fuse vs Audio Magic BeesWax

Don’t get sucked into this snake oil Jeff, not with statements like this, it should tell you enough!

I found with the SHD the noise floor dropped quite a bit, dynamics expanded, another layer of micro information, bass got tighter with even deeper extension. That was trying one in the AC line to our source which is cd.

And another thing, it shouldn't be in the Tech Talk Forum, should be moved to the Misc. Forum. 
Cheers George

There is only one reason a >$100 boutique fuse may sound better than a quality $2 fuse.
That is because the >$100 boutique is replacing a $2 fuse that is old and tired seen too many switch on cycles, making it weak and also carbon’ed up as can be seen by these time deterioration pics of the same fuse.

A slow-blo ageing right to left
https://peakpinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fuse-8312-640x426.jpg

A fast-blo ageing left to right
https://i.stack.imgur.com/0uqWX.jpg%20

Your better off spending $2 on an original new fuse, and save yourself >$98 as the ageing process will happen just as fast with the >$100 fuse.

Cheers George

How often (time period) do you recommend changing fuses to new ones?

That would vary, on how much current is drawn through the fuse at switch on (as this is the heaviest), and how many times a day it’s turned on an off.

If they’re only $2 do them every 6mts or so.

https://www.digikey.com.au/products/en/circuit-protection/fuses/139?k=fuses&k=&pkeyword=fuse...

Cheers George

Are we all to believe that we should swap out fuses every 6 months?

If your one of these nutz that A/B things many times a day and doing so turn your equipment on and off each time, then yes you are a candidate to change your fuses every 6mts, because of the fatigue your putting them through as in the pics in my last post. I think you need to get a new hobby.

A slow-blo fatigue ageing right to left
https://peakpinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fuse-8312-640x426.jpg

A fast-blo fatigue ageing left to right
https://i.stack.imgur.com/0uqWX.jpg%20

Cheers George

shadorne . All you can do with these snake oiler’s is present links and facts, and EE laws, and try to protect the gullible from it, they can either take it in, or choose to ignore it because they don’t understand.

Because they’ve spent >$100 on a 10mm piece of resistance wire, they’re naturally they’re going to have large expectation bias when it comes in the mail.

That’s when you get totally unbelievable statements like this.

I found with the SHD the noise floor dropped quite a bit, dynamics expanded, another layer of micro information, bass got tighter with even deeper extension. That was trying one in the AC line to our source which is cd.

And even more unbelievable, ones that say they can hear audible differences in an AC mains fuse direction of insertion!!!!

Cheers George

I concur with Goergehifi’s point regarding corroded fuses.

Corroded wouldn’t be the right word, I think stressed through many turn on currents and more crystallisation is more the way to explain it, which will "harden" the fuse element, and cause it to blow one day when it can’t flex any more.
This is why incandescent light globes are at their brightest just before their restive element blows one day, again always at "turn on".

A slow-blo fatigue ageing right to left
https://peakpinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fuse-8312-640x426.jpg

A fast-blo fatigue ageing left to right
https://i.stack.imgur.com/0uqWX.jpg%20

Cheers George