Is $2,844 too much to pay for a fuse?

I'll bet you if they were removed He chose to do it..

You can't remove a thread your self (try it)

You can't remove a post after 30mins (try it) 

3k is perfectly reasonable.....if it's the one between the nuclear power plant and the grid.

goose. 
He nailed it. 

In this case I'd suggest if you want to hear an improvement, you will. All it really does is empty the pocket and sharpen the mind so you can hear things that were always there.

As the saying goes, a fool and his money are soon parted.

Perhaps they are shielded so there is no Electromagnetic Interference although I'm not seeing an earthing connection so it wouldn't work.

An idiot and his money are soon parted