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
kosst,
How you come to your conclusions will always elude me. I don't idolize engineers so is that a bit of projection on your part? You do it so everyone else must?

Also, I could care less how adept you and George are at deciphering circuits. That is not a prerequisite to knowing what sounds good when listening. 

You always resort to personal attacks on credibility so it tells me you probably had lots of explaining to do when growing up. You had to justify costs, actions, and beliefs because you had to answer to someone you feared. Don't think for a moment it will work on me.

All the best,
Nonoise
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@nonoise 
Lots of wrong assumptions there, as usual. Real weak on the personal attacks, too. I do make it habit to explain myself though, but not to you or anyone else. I make it habit to explain and justify myself to myself. I'm sorry you don't know anything about what you're talking about. No, you certainly don't need technical knowledge to listen. But if you're going to get into technical tweaks, you might at least train yourself to be a more objective listener. Then you could at least come here and describe what you're hearing in more detail than "good" and "better". For instance, "highs were more extended", "distortion was diminished", or "bass had more speed and authority". Get good at listening if that's your thing. 
kosst,
First, that was the nicest way to say something. 

Second, I do describe what I hear in the ways you recommend. Just read my take on the various fuses I've tried. The funny thing is others have derided such descriptions as over the top and unreal since how can a fuse be responsible......blah, blah, blah.

No winning for the losing, as they say. But as for technical tweaks, replacing a fuse or swapping a linear power supply board for a SMPS board is no biggie, as long as it's made for the unit and the leads match.

You don't know much about me it seems. I think it's best that way.

All the best,
Nonoise
@nonoise 
I'm over here making changes to an amp I built myself. Then I come here and read people claiming a single fuse is making a bigger difference that changing the bias in my amp by .32 amp. That's a BIG change in an F5. That's a change that exapands the class A envelope by 25 watts and dramatically lowers the distortion. Do you see how it's really hard to believe a fuse can have an impact on par with that? That's stuff you can measure. 
I wish I had the gear to do it. When I do get the gear I'll gladly measure what fuses are doing. Are you understanding where I'm coming from with my skepticism?