georgehifi "BTW Jetter, had a quick look at your fuse "snake oil" posts, and it seems you are neither yay or nay, are you a fence sitter on the subject, is this right or did I miss something?"
I am a fence sitter only because of the number of people whose opinions I respect claiming to hear a difference with their new fuses. On the other hand, I think that the wild claims that a fuse is like a new component are over the top. Intellectually I don't think that the little 1/2" fuse wire can make an audible difference in the 100s of feet of wire a component has and my choice is to spend my money on new (or NOS) tubes.
Also, while I understand that wire is "drawn" through dies to achieve different sizing, I don't think any directionality this imparts would result in an audible difference, especially in a fuse. And then there's the alternating current argument.
Last, my system is pretty laid back, I live in what most on here probably would consider the country. I can picture a number of posters buying every new piece of equipment and upgrade of gear with the goal of ultimate resolution, and spending hours training their ears and brains to differentiate tiny differences in sound. So I consider it possible that they may hear differences most others may not, it not being a priority.
I am a fence sitter only because of the number of people whose opinions I respect claiming to hear a difference with their new fuses. On the other hand, I think that the wild claims that a fuse is like a new component are over the top. Intellectually I don't think that the little 1/2" fuse wire can make an audible difference in the 100s of feet of wire a component has and my choice is to spend my money on new (or NOS) tubes.
Also, while I understand that wire is "drawn" through dies to achieve different sizing, I don't think any directionality this imparts would result in an audible difference, especially in a fuse. And then there's the alternating current argument.
Last, my system is pretty laid back, I live in what most on here probably would consider the country. I can picture a number of posters buying every new piece of equipment and upgrade of gear with the goal of ultimate resolution, and spending hours training their ears and brains to differentiate tiny differences in sound. So I consider it possible that they may hear differences most others may not, it not being a priority.