Synergistic Red Fuse ...

Tonight's experience with Jeff's system again drove home this point, these fuses are absolutely directional. When Jeff reverse fuse direction the improvement was immediate and undeniable. 
Charles, 

I have a buddy whose like "Skeptic  Doug." I call him "Cynic Robert."

I wanted him to hear the improvement from the first Red fuse I installed in the line stage. Here's how I broke the news to him:

Me: "Hey Robert ...I added something to the system. Its terrific. Come on over for a listen." 

Robt:  "What did you do?" 

Me:  "Its so good, I want you to guess when you get here."

So for about the first hour into the session Robert is still guessing things like "tube rolling?" "New power cords?:" "You sprinkled magic dust all over your system?"

Then, I took the box the fuse came in and handed it to him. He was amazed at what that little critter did. 

After 50 years in commissioned sales I learned a long time ago ... if YOU say it, they don't believe you ... but if you can get THEM to say it, its the truth because in their mind, THEY don't lie, 

Robert's last words that night?:  "I'm buying these fuses!"

During the first listening session, Robert and I kept saying: "How can the system get better than this?" Well, after fitting the system with the RED fuses, the BLACK fuses were introduced.

That's how "it gets better than this!"

"During the first listening session, Robert and I kept saying: "How can the system get better than this?" Well, after fitting the system with the RED fuses, the BLACK fuses were introduced."

The Last Tweak Syndrome. It's difficult to imagine it can get better and the LAST tweak was the biggest.

Frank,
I'll give your friend Robert the same credit as I gave Jeff, at lease they listened and judged by what they heard. If you listen and aren't impressed, that's fine, you simply call it as you hear it, no problem. 

To conclude that a fuse cannot possibly contribute in the way they  do (without actually  listening) is à clear example of close mindedness and adherence to preconceived dogma. The beauty of audio is the opportunity to used your ears /brain and decide based on an actual encounter.
Charles,  

What I find interesting is why all the fuses in gear? Paul of TRL, RIP, never used fuses in his amps and preamps. No fuse sounds better than any high end fuse. He taught me to build amps and preamps with high quality circuit breaker switches as the on/off switch. No fuse! That is one reason his gear sounds do good. 

I noticed some designers have followed his lead, but not many. Big sound improvement opportunity for builders! 

Now dacs use several fuses beyond  the mains and present a different opportunity beyond the mains fuse. I have bypassed fuses (dacs & CD players) in the past and never had an issue. Fact is I have never had any fuse in digital gear blow. Never. Never heard of anyone blowing fuses in digital front ends beyond  the mains.  That being said, I don't want to mod my Luxman dac and will try some of these Black fuses soon.