We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses


LOL, I'll bet I gotcha on that Title! ;)  BTW, I put this thread under "Tech Talk" category as it involves the system physically, not tangentially. 

More seriously, two question survey:

1. Do you think designer fuses are A) a Gift to audiophiles, or B) Snake Oil 

2. Have you ever tried them?  Yes or No

In the tradition of such questions on Agon, I'll weigh in as we go along... 
Feel free to discuss and rant all you wish, but I would like to see clear answers to the questions. :) 
douglas_schroeder
It might be interesting to see how many fuse Skeptics and Adopters own digital or analogue front ends. Could we add this to the survey? If you are a Skeptic, or Adopter, do you have a digital, analogue or both sources? 
(Yes, the info is available in some members' virtual systems, but that's a pita to mine the data)

I am a fuse Adopter, with digital front end. 

I am now a fuse adopter with both a digital and analog front end--both very high quality sound.  Was ignorant of the difference fuses made in the system, but was already a believer without trying based on the many positive responses from experienced audiophiles.  But mostly on a couple of my best audio friends who've tried them and found a significant difference for the better with certain aftermarket fuses.  I only hesitated because I wanted to hear about the possible amount of blown fuses after changing.  It doesn't appear to be a big problem, so I finally went for it when a big sale happened for SR fuses.
I am a fuse adopter with a digital front end. My system has combination of SR Black’s and HiFi Tuning Supreme Au/Ag and Cu Fuses.

In direct comparison with SR Black’s and Supreme Au/Ag’s the Cu fuses in my CD player and Streamer stood out with their warm and organic presentation. 
Full disclosure. I used to be a fuse adaptor, was for many years. But with my battery powered portable Walkman CD Player fuses are a thing of the past. So is house AC, interconnects, power cords, transformers, all that kind of stuff. Talk about low distortion.
I am not a fuse adopter, with digital front end.

By the way, I haven’t read anything herein (could have missed it though) about cases where fuses are not readily accessible and therefore require one to open a factory sealed component and risk voiding the warranty as a result of doing so. Of course if you’re a do-it-yourself person that may be a moot point.

But voiding or potentially voiding a manufacturers warranty is a hell of a price to pay for being stylish.