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Why don't amplifier Companies use high end fuses?

My equipment - Raven Integrated Reflection MK2 tube amp 58wpc. / Lumin A-1 DAC Streamer / Synology NAS / Isotex Aquarius Power Conditioner / Furutech Rhodium Plug / Sonus Faber Amati Homage Tradition speakers.  

I have read thousands of comments on upgraded fuses improving the performance of sound.  I am very open minded but not sold either way.  So, the question I have is....if fuses were so important, than why don't Amplifier companies all install them as OEM equipment?  To me, if they are as good as people say, that would provide companies who use them a competitive advantage?  

Every High End Audio store I go to in Phoenix have told me it does not make a difference and is a waste of money.  For the record, I have fuses purchased at an automotive store for under $10 and I think my sound is awesome.  The Company that built my amp tested the Synergistic Fuses and he emphatically said there was no difference.  

If I were to try a fuse for fun, given my equipment, what would your recommendation be to try?  
willgolf
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nonoise
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@almarg 
I see what you're getting at. Lest anyone else (other than Al, who knows) confuse the matter of in-room SPLs and volume setting, what I was referring to is volume settings. How that translates to in room SPLs, I can't say. What I can say is now there's too much pressure on my ears using the older volume setting. 

It's not an in-your-face aggressive experience (i.e. brightness, glare, etc.), just too much ear pressure. I even feel it more with my body, like sitting too close at a concert (oh, the foggy memories). The images seem too large as well.

Am I hearing too much? That would be silly for me to say but my comfort level is now at the lower setting. 

All the best,
Nonoise

willgolf OP
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One final question....I still don't have the fuse but I have to ask before I do get it.  I am not a true audiophile....I just enjoy great music.  I have around $60k invested in my two channel system so I think it already sounds great.  What is it that I will hear assuming that the Padis fuse works?  i.e. will the cymbals on the drums be more pronounced?  Will the bass be deeper?  Will the artists voice be more clear?  I just can't imagine given my system.  etc.
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nonoise
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@willgolf,
How to sum it up....
Yes to what you just asked. That, and you can go back and read my other posts on it. From your question, I feel like all the air just went out of this thread.

All the best,
Nonoise

auxinput
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Okay, I just ordered one of the PADIS fuses from ebay.  I'm going to see how it compares to the out-of-the-box Futurech retail fuse.  When looking at the PADIS, I could not specifically tell if it was the exact same thing as the Furutech fuse.  There was a mention in one description that the PADIS has a silver element.  The standard Furutech has a copper alloy element.  Both have rhodium plated end-caps.  I could not find anything that said the PADIS has the special damping filler (anti-resonance) that the Furutech has.  The PADIS are so cheap, it's worth it just for an experiment.  It may be 2-3 weeks until I can provide documented results, depending on how fast it gets from Germany to the USA west coast.
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nonoise
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I just scoured the net and came across some older posts on other sites and the only difference I read was that one is cryo'd and the other is not.
It wasn't clear which one is. There's no mention of silver used on the box the PADIS comes in. Just high purity copper, OFC, non-magnetic metals and rhodium. Time will tell.

All the best,
Nonoise

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