It’s possible someone somewhere prefers the stock off the shelf fuse to some aftermarket fuse, though unlikely. It could happen if the aftermarket fuse was a relatively ineffective one. Not all aftermarket fuses are created equal. I could also happen if the stock fuse was accidentally in the correct direction and the aftermarket fuse was inserted in the wrong direction. Even that is rather unlikely. I suspect it’s possible the reverse expectation bias could explain why some audiophiles get bad results. You know, they psych themselves out. 😳 I mean, how would they be able to explain it to the other naysayers? Hel-loo!
There could possibly be a tie if the system used for the test was sub-standard or had errors in it, e.g, out of phase or out of absolute polarity) such that the differences were not audible. Yeah, I know what you’re thinking - but my system is fabulous! Yeah, right. Finally, the hearing of the tester might not be all that he thinks it is. A lot of folks can’t hear anything above 8 kHz, for example, or are not able to pick up on subtle differences. Almost everyone who reported on the various fuse threads over the years has good results. A few reported they couldn’t hear it. C’est la vie as they say in Miami.
There could possibly be a tie if the system used for the test was sub-standard or had errors in it, e.g, out of phase or out of absolute polarity) such that the differences were not audible. Yeah, I know what you’re thinking - but my system is fabulous! Yeah, right. Finally, the hearing of the tester might not be all that he thinks it is. A lot of folks can’t hear anything above 8 kHz, for example, or are not able to pick up on subtle differences. Almost everyone who reported on the various fuse threads over the years has good results. A few reported they couldn’t hear it. C’est la vie as they say in Miami.