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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
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uberwaltz
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And all this because of a darned fuse......
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geoffkait
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Big things have small beginnings. - Lawrence of Arabia
david_ten
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Geoff, I believe you mean dyed-in-the-wool as in black and blue. : )
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geoffkait
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That’s what you say. 😬
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mapman
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1. Do you think designer fuses are A) a Gift to audiophiles, or B) Snake Oil

answer: c) somewhere in the middle. Expensive to be called a gift. Also it is not even of any value to talk in general  about sound quality of  "designer" fuses. That means just appearing fancy and being expensive. I do think some fuses work better than others and there are many that work extremely well that are not "designer". There is a definite snake oil factor. There are rational ways to choose a fuse like any other electrical component. You can choose just because you believe nothing more.

2. Have you ever tried them? Yes or No

Yes.
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