McIntosh fuse changeout to make better sound

And so I made an ass of myself lecturing people on what can and cannot matter.

So this has been a lifetime endeavor apparently.

Wake up. Smell the coffee. And every other metaphor for abject cluelessness. In other words, get a clue.

And the pleasant comradery is destined to continue into perpetuity. Has scolding one's way into greatness ever worked?

Sorry guys, but who here honestly thinks that people are swapping out fuses as often as ICs or SCs. And, based on what you say, do you regularly go about opening up your gear and cleaning your fuse holders as often as you do your cable connections?

I tried that years ago when first told it was just the contacts and guess what? Cleaning them revealed nothing. No dirt. No residue. Nothing like what one would find on RCA and speaker connections.

I take a good look at those fuse holders when swapping fuses and they look brand new and nothing like RCA jacks and speaker connectors after 6 months, let alone 6+ years. I have to give you guys credit for imagination.

This is all nothing but going in circles with the same old tired arguments. What you great minds of audio should do is stop wasting time haunting audio forum boards and figure out just how and why a fuse can contribute to the sound, because it does.

All the best,
Nonoise

@nonoise
I never said or implied that anyone needs regularly change out their fuses, but that if you changed out your old fuse and by some miracle heard a starteling difference by putting in one of the magic fuses. you would have heard the same difference by cleaning the contacts and putting in a standard new fuse and saved $147.00.

v@millercarbon
Have been at this game longer than you and I put my store in my own ears and in those on here who have actually spent their life/lives building and repairing electronics and those who have spent their lives in the recording and production business, who wouldn’t dream of spending $150.00 for a magic fuse or $1K+ per foot for any kind of cord or cable. Those who make a living at actually producing the music don’t have the time or money to waste on con games. So whatever it takes to please your super hearing - go for it....Jim

Lame. If you can't hear a difference just come out and say you can't hear a difference. If you can hear a difference and just don't think its worth the money then go ahead and say that. Either way is perfectly fine and allows you to maintain moral integrity. What you cannot do is what you are trying to do, pretend you are able to hear without ever taking a stand. You're criticizing using only the worst innuendo without ever taking a position, other than faking superiority. Which is vile. Just so you know.

I wonder which is more vile;
faking superiority, or being under the delusion that you actually are.....