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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
captaindidactic OP
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roxy54

I know it was 10 years ago, but how did the sound change after you silver wired your McIntosh?
rodman99999
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If one fails to grasp the concept of energy ALWAYS flowing, from a greater to a lesser potential(ie: a generating station, to an amp’s power supply), they can’t have much of a foundation, for their purported knowledge, let alone their, "argument".
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geoffkait
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I just finished explaining, energy is a scalar, it has no direction. It doesn’t flow. Hel-loo! Current is the flow of electrical charge. Charge flows.

Note to self: try not to get into physics arguments with English majors.
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geoffkait
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Almarg is probably thinking to himself, darn, I knew I shouldn’t have posted on this thread. 🤡
wolf_garcia
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Nothing here folks, and my comment still stands (regardless of Kaitty's regular supply of nonsensical attempts at insult over reasoned response)...fuses are met with a mishmash of wires and traces of which no regard has been given to direction, thus utterly rendering fuse direction meaningless, and power supplies, chokes, rectifiers, and a myriad of relevant bits simply are not subject to any performance enhancement from a fuse...they're simply not in spite of bloviating purveyors of expectation bias enhancing hyperbole.
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