Fuses that matter.

Bryoncunningham, I admire your eagerness but think this is largely fruitless as there are too many fuses and too many components. It is a lot like fuse direction, I have found that many components show little sense of fuse direction and some great differences.

Let's see, how many aftermarket fuses are there, including all the various Hi Fi Tuning fuses? Let's say seven for the purposes of argument. How many fuses does the average system contain? Allowing for 5-7 days for break-in, a proper comparative test of fuses should wrap up a "professional reviewer" for a good long while, about one year. And that's assuming that there is one type of fuse that is superior to all others in all installations - speakers, amps, etc. as Tgb points out that might very well not be the case. Then the number of test goes up astronomically. Let's say an average system contains 7 fuses. Now, I suspect there are some statisticians here who can do the calculation for how many tests would be required for 7 types of fuses and 7 fuse installations. And how long it would take. A hundred years?

Cheerio

So many fuses, so little time.

The same applies to amps, cables, transports, you name it. Yet it didn't stop me from trying at least one and from what I heard in my system, I made the right choice. :-)

Daunting as it is made to look, the proof is in the listening. All other considerations and views are just conjecture, doomed to become conventional wisdom, and in this hobby, conventional wisdom can keep one from fully realizing the potential of ones system.

All the best,
Nonoise

Ah yes, "Conventional Wisdom." About the time of the steam locomotive's invention; scientists determined that the human body could only withstand about a 35MPH maximum speed. It's only been lately, that scientists understood how Bumblebees could generate enough lift to fly:(http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/March00/APS_Wang.hrs.html) Imagine how bland a world, without these on pizza or pasta: (http://www.tomatogardeningguru.com/history.html)

Seems like things here are getting confusing with multiple tests that could take years. I think I'll just stay with my old method, if it sounds better leave it in place, if not remove it, the fuses are still in place. I suppose we could look at fuses as everything else in audio, you could spend years trying to find the very best for your system, sometimes referred to here as chasing your tail, or you can just buy the one you prefer and enjoy the music.