To Fuse or Not to Fuse... That is the question!

Years ago Shunyata offered a solid copper slug to use in place of a fuse. I wonder how that compares?
BTW, I have all the SR blue fuses, before that blacks, before that reds, before that others.

ozzy

@captaindidactic- Read almarg’s response. "Better" will always be in the eyes/ears of the beholder/listener. Subjectivity/individual taste reigns! You won’t know what you’ll like, "better", until you try it for yourself. But, DO experiment(and have fun)!

Lots of comments, but no answers! Does Hot wiring/bypassing/direct-connecting/ or using a copper or silver wire Instead of a fuse, make the sound better?

Two answers.

One: depends. Depends on the wire. Depends on the fuse. Having compared, I can say for sure you will have a very hard time finding a wire or slug or anything else to sound as good as a Blue Quantum Fuse. Let alone Orange, which is a lot better.

Second answer: Depends. Depends, mostly, on your ears.

Some like the above georgehifi, apparently have really poor hearing. Or maybe never even tried? Because its pretty damn obvious one way sounds better than the other. To me, anyway. I am not in any way getting into an argument with anyone about how awful their listening "skills" are. If they say they can't hear, I take them at their word.

A fuse is a protective device. Bypassing opens you to damaging your equipment-perhaps completely.
I would only use a fuse that has UL certification, regardless of how positively it changes the sound characteristics. 

How would a manufacturer reply if you said:
'I bypassed the fuse and fried my equipment'
Or,
' I used the new Purple fuse, but it didn't protect my equipment'
Would you expect them to repair the damage?
Bob

Again, to the mods please move this toxic **** to the Misc Audio forum where all the other were moved too. Before it festers any more.

Cheers George