Cable Snake Oil Antidote

Mrdeceibel,

All I could add is “Right On”.

Enjoy your personal Holy Grail,I certainly do,
Kenny.

Wow! All I can say is WOW. Someone here actually thinks couscous is a real skeptic, someone who is one bit curious, who wishes to be convinced, someone who would risk becoming the laughing stock of the entire pseudo skeptic community. 😛 😬 😀 😛 😂

@mrdecibel 
I don't recall any such challenge. What's more, the design of my IEC/switch/fuse/filter module makes that prohibitive. The module grips both the ends of the fuse as well as the glass envelope and it's a very tight fit. There's no reason to believe any part of that fuse is vibrating. 

I'll pull the fuse module out and take some pictures when I get home. I'm certain nobody here is using gear with anything like what I've got. The module allows me to fuse either the hot or neutral, or both. I'm real skeptical about fuses because I use very cheap ones from AutoZone. Bussmann brand to be specific. I assume a very cheap fuse would have a lot of variance from one part to another and so far I've gone through 4 and there's been no difference whatsoever. Maybe it's because the module is designed to filter noise from the line rather aggressively. If so, that would support my theory that poorly designed power supplies with inadequate filtering benefit from exotic fuses. What I do know is that it's impossible to inject any kind of noise into the amplifier through the power line and I've tried my best trying to help another member sort out a noise issue. 

Whoever said that recording studios - including any that value high fidelity reproduction - use super expensive cabling is a liar. 

Sure they use adequately shielded cables, but most of the time it's the cheapest thing available that meets spec. 

"High end" power cables and fuses are two items you will NEVER see any reputable engineer (either EE or in the recording profession) use or recommend. Period.