Fuses that matter.

Mapman, you're right. It is law of proportions - I wouldn't pay $100 for the fuse for my $1k DAC but wouldn't hesitate with $10k DAC. Buyer's remorse would be quickly replaced by buyer's denial so strong, that even fact that these fuses have not been tested or approved by any agency, wouldn't matter.

"Everyone's happy but especially the guy who made a huge profit on a cheap placebo tweak."

Frankly, I don't think I would be happy at that point knowing that the fruit of such dealings was now in my signal path, even if it sounds just fine.

"fact that these fuses have not been tested or approved by any agency, wouldn't matter."

The buyer should get the fuse for discounted price compared to standard then since fuse might not even do the thing it was designed to do properly, which is blow when there is a current surge to protect your gear.

SO a risk is that if fuse does not function correctly to protect gear as it should, damage to other parts of your equipment may occur and sound actually deteriorate before you realize it. I doubt that will sound better to anyone!

05-16-12: Almarg
Just speculating, of course, but given that Class D amplifiers can be expected to have a significant amount of RF noise running around inside them as a result of the high speed switching processes that are going on, perhaps the material used to enclose the body of the HiFi-Tuning fuses lessens the amount of that noise that is picked up by the conductor within the fuse, compared to a glass body. Or perhaps the frequency content of the noise that is picked up is at least altered to some degree.

I had roughly the same thought, Al. My preamp is filled with digital circuitry, so maybe I will hear benefits from one of the fancy fuses in it.

05-16-12: Kijanki
Bryon, be sure to turn OFF and UNPLUG!

05-16-12: Geoffkait
Unplugging a component from the wall and plugging it back in often results in a noticeable degradation of sound, if you're paying attention to such things, until such time as the contact between the plug and the wall socket has a chance to "reestablish" itself, which can take a few days or longer. In fact, Disturbing cables or power cords in any way should be scrupulously avoided IMO, especially during tests.

Great, now I have to choose between experimental validity and experimental survivability. Hmm. Think. Think. Got it...

Is anyone here available this weekend to assist with my fuse swapping experiment? You do the swapping and I do the listening? Being minimally conductive is a plus, but not a necessity.

Bryon

05-16-12: Kijanki
Bryon, Be sure that you don't have any DC on power line. Electrons in the fuse wire don't move with AC (vibrate in place) but with DC they will very slowly move (called "drift velocity") from your expensive fuse into home wiring. Don't let expensive electrons, that you paid for, drift away!

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