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Something For The Fuse Guys ...

There are fuses, and then, there are fuses. 

I'm evaluating some prototype fuses that I received in the mail three days ago. 

Over the past few years, I've used fuses from five different manufacturers. The last three were the Red, Black and Blue fuses from Synergistic Research. Each one incrementally improved the sound of my system. My favorite so far was the SR Blue. 

The prototype fuses being evaluated presently raises the SQ beyond all of the others mentioned above. The major improvement to my ears is better tonal accuracy. Instruments and voices are more life-like. The noise is reduced allowing for a more solid 3-D presentation with the musicians more solidly presented on the sound stage. Overall, more information is fleshed out of CDs and LPs. 

The manufacturer, the price and the name of the prototype fuses will come later. I don't have the information thus far. My understanding is, if all works out, the release date is to be mid-October. 

Stay tuned ... 

Frank
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I have chosen not to participate in this thread because I've said all that I have to say on the subject in numerous fuse-related threads in the past.

However I just want to state a point of information: Posts that have been made by at least three different members appear to imply that the purpose of an AC mains fuse in a component is to provide protection against surges in the incoming AC. While it is possible that an AC mains fuse might do that under some circumstances, that is not its intended purpose. Its intended purpose is to blow if a fault within the component causes it to draw excessive AC current. Thereby preventing **additional** damage to the component that may otherwise occur, as well as preventing the possibility of the component overheating or even bursting into flames as a result of the excessive current being drawn.

Regards,
-- Al
 
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Al, thanks for deciding not to participate in this thread. 😃
glupson
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"Except for the dates this could be last year’s fuse thread."

This is the last year’s fuse thread. Y2K bug finally messed the dates up.



^^^ Time marches on, my friend ... and so does progress. :-)


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Glubson
Not around here.

So true. Learning disorder one assumes. 
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Many thanks, Al, for your contribution to this thread. 

As you've stated (and if I properly understand), the purpose of the fuse is not so much as to protect from AC surges incoming and prior to the fuse, as some here have said. It's main purpose is to keep amp processes after the fuse from drawing too much current, making the fuse an integral part of the operation of the amp and therefore having more of a direct bearing on the sound, though it's exact reason as to why cannot be readily explained.

It just does.

All the best,
Nonoise
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