High Quality Fuses: Real Gains?


All:

I'm generally suspicious of "tweaks" but I had an interesting conversation with a service representative from one of the major audiophile companies about the potential benefits of replacing stock fuses with higher quality ones like the HiFi Tuning brand. I thought he would dismiss the potential gains of using an "audiophile" fuse but he affirmed that they might actually produce audible improvements since all the current must travel through this junction. He also admitted that the stock fuses they use are pretty ordinary throwaways. So, have any of you used these and if so what were the results? Are there brands other than HiFi Tuning that are worth considering? I should have probably checked the archives so if this has been debated already sorry to bring it up.
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A Magnet and Not a fuse of any make is more than a component upgrade for me and a few other local audiophiles. AVM does benefit anything in motion including electrons in motion on a magnet.
Tom
Tom, I'm interested. Please give some info on the magnets.
I'm also conserned about safty from damage to my amp with out a fuse.
I just put my Hi-Fi Tuning fuse (10a SilverStar) in my Virtue2 and this is my first impressions.
The first thing I noticed was the highs where much more extended. In a very smooth but detailed way.
The second thing I noticed was the sound stage got much more three dimensional. Very airy. More depth.
It seemed to also smooth and balance everything out and still maintain the detail.
I'll let in burn in a few days and report back on any changes. I like it, and I'm not going back to regular fuses again.
I was not expecting anything much at all. What a great surprise.