We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses

Kosst,
I do see where you're coming from. Not having the necessary gear to help explain why you're hearing what you're hearing can be frustrating. 

What you can extract from your adjustments makes sense but so does changing the fuse, for me. I'm talking a lower noise floor, better punch and drive, increased extension, etc. But not being technically inclined, I just forego the measurements and simply reap my rewards (which is not always the case).🤔 It took three different brands of fuses before I got what I wanted out of them. Unless I win the lottery, I'm done with fuses.

To be honest, I don't know if what I describe can be measured but it certainly can be heard. Each attribute I described can be considered small, ion their own, but add all of them up and it can be a big improvement, insofar as it greatly increases the appreciation factor.

As for George, he's not the best person to have on your side. He tends to dog pile on after having someone else go first. He can hold you back.

All the best,
Nonoise

@nonoise 
George and I have had our words. I'm glad to see he we can find agreement on some things while disagreeing on others. Too many hear just want to disagree with me because I'm me no matter what I say. 

For what some folks spend on a single fuse, I could convert my amp into a full dual mono back to the switch. I'd do that way before buying a fuse. 

kosst,
I hear you. I can't afford to buy any of the more expensive fuses either, but then, I can't convert any amp to full dual mono either. Seems like $30 was the right amount to spend for me.

All the best,
Nonoise

Imo it is irrelevant to reference DIY or Mods as an argument that aftermarket fuses are without merit. The question was not fuses in comparison to DIY and Mods, but in comparison to stock fuses. Obviously, modded gear would benefit similarly from aftermarket fuses. 

I guess the premium designers and manufacturers don't know what they are doing when they use subjective listening as their final step in tuning a design. Some of the assertions here are ludicrous and show profound ignorance of the industry activity.  :(

@douglas_schroeder 
You really don't get it, do you? It's about the value, of which, there's none. What's the appropriate cost for a fuse in a $5000 amp? $50$? $100? How much bigger can you make the heatsink for $50 or $100? Much bigger. How much bigger can you make the transformer for $100? Much bigger. How about the filtering capacitor value? Or better filtering? That money goes much further in adding meaningful, measurable performance in other areas than any fuse will. You think real engineers are wasting their time with fuses?