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To Fuse or Not to Fuse... That is the question!

Ok.. I think I understand that no fuse is better than a cheap fuse. And a good fuse is better than a cheap fuse. But is no fuse better than the best fuse?

One person on Audiogon said that he achieved better sound by using a Blue fuse over no fuse. I guess my question is... Do these new, high dollar fuses just allow the current to flow better with solid protection or do they actually due to quantum physics or something, actually improve upon the signal by eliminating errant bad electrons and thereby actually improving the music over no fuse at all?

I gots to know!


captaindidactic
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geoffkait
23,365 posts
 
Alas, even your friend and humble narrator is confused now. 
marqmike
847 posts
 
You are welcome captaindidactic.
What I did was use just silver wire in my fuse holder, not in my fuses.
When you buy a fuse you push it into it's holder. I did not use a fuse in it's holder when I used a sold silver wire, from one end of the fuse holder to the other end.
After I took out the silver wire I put in a synergistic red or black fuse, depending on the component. I liked that noticeably better.
Maybe that is easier to understand.
And by the way, I find a lot of benefit when using judicious tweeks. have fun!

captaindidactic OP
79 posts
 
Thank you Again! That is what I originally thought you said! 
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audioman58
4,230 posts
 
No fuse is always better one less bottle neck ,but doing so 
you take away fault protection from possibly saving a circuit.
just buy a premium fuse  slightly bigger ,for a stock fuse can vary
up to 15%. 
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ibmjunkman
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OK, I am totally confused. You guys saying you use these fuses in AC circuits?

From their web site:
A: Yes, fuses are directional.  Electricity should flow from the left to the right when you view the fuse.  If you do not know the direction of flow you should listen to the fuse inserted in both directions.  One direction will sound more detailed.  This is the correct way.

I thought AC changed directions 60 times a second?

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