McIntosh fuse changeout to make better sound

I do not hear differences in fuses. With that being said, if fuses make such a BIG difference, why don’t the really high end manufacturers use them as standard in their equipment?  So, you spent $150.00 or more on a fuse, of course you think it sounds better.  After all, you do need justification for the money you just laid out.  For myself, I will take that $150.00 and buy more music, at least I know I got something for the money.  If PT Barnum was alive now, he would be loving the boutique fuse purchasers. 

That's the question I often ask when this nonsense pops up...if magic fuses provided even a fraction of the benefits claimed by bloviating posters offering hyperbole laden claims these things would garner universal acceptance and be used by every serious manufacturer and far more audiophiles. There's the rub...

Confirmation bias is a thing, but many people "just can't handle the truth". I stand by my above comment-- that the extra "something" that you're hearing is coming from YOU. Any Qanon fans here?

Yes, confirmation bias is a thing and it’s proven every time someone says fuses can’t, and won’t, make a difference. They believe it so deeply that when they listen, they don’t hear any differences or write off any as of no consequence.

Oh, as for the Qanon reference, it applies to those who choose to live in an alternative world and not in the real world where one can hear the differences for themselves. Followers of Qanon refuse to think for themselves and choose, instead, to be led.

All the best,
Nonoise