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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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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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uberwaltz
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TBH I hate the term designer fuses or boutique fuses and would never refer to them as such
Aftermarket fuses is my term of choice.

I honestly cannot say as I have tested differing brands of said fuses so really cannot comment, maybe one day when I am really bored I may try one of these honey filled confectionary ones, sorry mean AM Beeswax just to see.

The only snake oil factor I have ever seen or heard about comes from the abject naysayers.......
douglas_schroeder OP
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Thank you again to participants. You are supplying the necessary information for my purposes.  :)



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uberwaltz
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Op
Would that information be that basically the human race are collectively a bunch of aholes?

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mapman
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.

Well, they can’t be much of a gift if you can’t hear them. It’s much better in cases like that to use an inexpensive Littlefuse or Busman fuse and be dine with it. Audio Nervosa is not good for anyone. How do you know if some fuses work better than others if you can’t hear them? 
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