fuses - the $39 ones or the 85 cent ones

Rodman99999..."acoustic jazz" you said. Exactly my point.
At nearby Tanglewood (BSO summer music site) the Osawa hall is a relatively small venue designed specifically for chamber music and the like, and is completely acoustic. But the main "shed", where Beethoven holds forth, is electronicly amplified. I only attend if I am offered free tickets because the concerts, which are broadcast on a good local FM station, sound lots better on my home system. Even on the Bose :-)

Mr E- Don't write the main "Shed" off completely. Hopefully whenever the $110M upgrade/renovation is completed, you will have a venue in which you can enjoy both live acoustic and amplified music without reservation. It's scary that the concerts sound better through Bose speakers!! =8^O

OOPS- My bad!! That money is being spent at Sonoma State U., and they are modeling their new hall after the Seiji Osawa Hall. I guess you're going to stay stuck with what is purportedly one of the best halls in the country. I've never heard the Boston Symphony Orchestra, or been to Tanglewood, so- I can't comment. I have heard many Bose systems though, so THAT idea's still scary! LOL

You guys are lucky. The best I can do is to sit in first two rows in the center. The direct sound dominates over the awful amplifiers and reverb used in the University's auditorium.

As far as DBT: What knowledge do have that either of the persons involved have any experience with live music, or any experience/training with regards to critical listening?

Rodman, the DBT was in reference to how fuses affect an amp's sonics. Please explain what live music listening experience has to do with noting a difference in amps with or without these fuses. I can understand where that experience would benefit if we were talking about comparing a jazz trio in the room with a recorded version of that jazz trio. Just not sure what relevance it has to do with the fuse discussion. Please enlighten me.