Something For The Fuse Guys ...

Assuming there are good soap operas, much of this thread is one depressingly horrible soap.

There are grown men -perhaps a mistaken assumption- calling each other stupid names over some damn expensive fuses and pseudo-science. Ad hominem, anonymous, childish attacks, based on what?

Full disclosure. I did try some SR fuses in my tube electronics. And, yes, they did make a modest improvement in reducing grain. BUT, due to some sort of electronic gremlins, three of these fuses blew. $450.00 worth. POOF! GONE!

It’s simply not worth it. And, of course, YMMV. But please, "gentlemen" stop the name-calling and hyperbole, aka total BS.

One last thought regarding the OP, who spoke of "wanting to commit rape and murder," I suggest you delete those comments from this public forum.

^^^

ps ...

I don’t doubt your experience with the fuses you tried.

On the other hand, I’ve been using after-market fuses for years now, and have yet (knock on wood) had one blow. Also, each incarnation of fuses improved the sound substantially over the ones they replaced. For the improvement they bring, considering their price, compared to many other tweaks that are marginal in any improvement they bring to the table, are a good value.

Full disclosure ... some on this forum are sorely lacking in a sense of humor.

Frank

roberttcan
5) Paul at PS audio while not as bad as many, is not overly technical and is not known for the technical honestly of his communication.

>>>That’s an excellent example of how pseudo skeptics, when they run out of legitimate arguments, stoop to using such old fake arguments as calling the opponent dishonest. Ad hominem attacks frequently pop up in these threads. Others are even worse than Paul at PS Audio? OMG! 😩

roberttcan
2) There is no discussion of what fuse they used. Obviously not understanding fuses at the time means they may have picked a poor one with high resistance or more likely running too hard and they got excessive resistance and thermal modulation.

>>>>>But as you yourself already pointed out, and very astutely, there are extremely small differences among the fuses measured for resistance. So you’re obviously grasping at straws. What a load of horse man knew her!

roberttcan
3) It could have had something to do with how they put the fuse into the system, the fuse-holder, etc.

>>>No, sorry, we’ve already shown the fuse holder to be wishful thinking - a RED HERRING - on the part of overly enthusiastic pseudo skeptics. Just grasping at straws. If it was the fuse holder causing the problem, e.g., imperfections, oxidation, etc. it would be repeatable and transferrable, which it’s not. It’s random. Whereas fuses themselves, including their directionality, are repeatable and transferrable.

Testing of fuses is performed without the fuse holder, by the way. Make sense? Having said that some fuse holders are better than others. The Acme Audio silver plated fuse holders, which I’ve used in the past, are excellent and sound better than your stock everyday fuse holder. Are fuse holders directional. Are connectors directional? So many questions. So little time. 🤡

georgehifi
It’s a counter measure, to BS on $150 mains fuses.

I urge those here to use it and pass it on and post it up, every time BS is presented on the sound of AC mains fuses and their installed direction
@analogluvr roberttcan pass this on

>>>>>If one listens to George’s advice on fuses then the logical next step is to ignore power cords. Ignore their construction, their purity of conductor, quality of their connectors, whether they are solid core or stranded and their directionality. We should also ignore wall outlets and wall outlet covers, if we listen to George. Conclusion: don’t listen to George.