Paul McGowan President of PS Audio has a nice video discussing audio grade fuses and agrees they improve the sound.
http://www.psaudio.com/askpaul/audiophile-fuses/
David Pritchard
http://www.psaudio.com/askpaul/audiophile-fuses/
David Pritchard
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?
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?
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Sorry to dredge up an old post, but @geoffkait cracks me up sometimes. This is just about the dumbest argument I've ever heard. You are paying a manufacturer for multi-thousand dollar amplifiers, and you think they are too stupid to include a part that would be better sounding? Just because they are too dumb to realize it? Quite obviously it's a cost decision, and as someone else said, if it sounds great with a cheap fuse, why not let the buyer choose what they want? I, for one, refuse to give money to an engineering firm that I think isn't too smart. That said, I'm a doubter on the fuse thing, but I have just ordered a pair of Padis fuses to check it out. The only way I'll know is to try.
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The diatribe on the "backfire effect" is also funny. You realize you are totally describing yourself, don't you? I'm a naysayer on the power cord thing, so based on your conjecture that you post as if it were fact, I wouldn't try one, and if I did, I would not admit it helped. Well, I did buy a Signal Cable power cable. After the first for my amp, I got a second for my preamp. So, I admit it did help, and I'm keeping both. I'm not trying to fight with you, Geoff, but sometimes your arguments make me laugh, and I just had to point this one out. Sorry, and hope you can see the humor in it. |
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