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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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grannyring
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I have tested building a tube preamp with these AC mains protection options.  

- no fuse, but a on/off breaker
- cheap fuse, no breaker 
- Furutech fuse, no breaker 

The breaker option sounded best and really does answer your question...at least in my 6sn7 based, tube rectified, voltage regulated preamp. Thus my earlier post.  Avoid the fuse folks.  I was taught this from the designer of Tube Research Labs amplifiers. Sadly Paul Of TRL passed away as he was a brilliant designer as well as a kind man. 
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uberwaltz
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I would add TUNING is the 21st Century TONE CONTROLS
(I am certain that statement will get a lot of OMG!!! jaw drops and thoughts of horror)
Nope, that’s an excellent analogy I think.

I remember adding solid copper core speaker cables once, it was akin to slamming the bass tone knob to +11!
Awful!

Had to swap them right out to get back to center on the bass knob.

Blocks of wood have given degrees of bass/ treble boost or cut depending on the wood and components.

Still my biggest bang for the buck has been the ex ham radio ceramic cones inverted under most components.

But that’s a different thread.
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geoffkait
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Tone controls is a different story from SQ. I just thought I’d point that out. Tone controls suggests frequency response controls only. But obviously there’s much more to SQ than just frequency response. For example, transparency, dynamic range, SNR/resolution, soundstage, etc. I think TUNING is a “crutch word.” A “cover-up word.” They use the same crutch word for cables. And footers. There is no mystery, folks. We already know why audiophile fuses are better than stock fuses. We also known cables and footers are not simply tone controls. Get real. Time to wake up and smell the coffee. ☕️

Where is Michael Green when you need him? He can define TUNING is anybody can.
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uberwaltz
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Grannyring.

Back decades ago they used to make a mini breaker that inserted right into a fuse holder.
It was designed to REPLACE fuses mostly in cars but same idea could work for hifi.

I had a 70 Charger that continuously blew the main fuse after driving it and the reset breaker was WAY easier than trying to figure out WHY. LOL.

And NO, it never burst into flames on me.
Or left me stranded again after that " fix"
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