Has everyone on here who is saying there is absolutely no sound difference between stock fuses and the boutiques ones actually tried them? Just because one has the means to afford the best equipment in the world doesn't mean they can hear well; know many with gear more expensive than mine that can't hear for you know what. Just saying I'm hoping everyone has at least tried them; if you have and you didn't hear any difference then hopefully you didn't spend too much on your equipment because don't all solid state amps sound the same anyway? They don't so lets don't go there but many believe they do even if they measure the same on the bench right? That is possible to build two completely different amps, by two different manufactures that measure almost identical isn't it, but they should sound they same right? How can that be they could sound different? Bust out the Kool-Aid... Oh Yeah.
Heard all the logic how it makes no sense how something so small with this and that material; yeah we all know what and how a fuse in constructed, can make any difference. So this same logic has to hold true for the same for resistors, diodes and etc that say Emerson uses is what the big boys use? Come on man; these components are so small how can they make a difference with the similar materials in them? I know they do make a difference and understand these components do cost much more and the boutique manufactures are using them and that is part of the cost difference between say nice NAD amp and a Pass. Sure much of it is circuit design but surely these small components have to make up part of the sound difference or why couldn't NAD build a much cheaper amp to crush any Pass for much less? Before I continue I do want to apologize for anyone using anything by Emerson in their main system and I'll be the first to say don't switch out the fuse because it will not make a difference there.
I for one am using aftermarket fuses and do hear a difference. Being a percussionist I can hear the difference between different cymbal manufactures on the same weight and size of a similar cymbal because I have over the years trained myself to know what to listen for; nothing special here, just that many musicians learn how to listen and just like in the Audiophile world many musicians don't as well.
Actually I'm more interested if the OP has dropped the fuses in the amp mentioned and what their ears tell them.
For the record I do not work at Emerson, NAD or Pass or in anyway affiliated with them. Thought this thread was getting a little tight so hopefully someone had a little fun here.
Happy listening...