Audiophile Fuses: Helpful or "Snake Oil"?

audio2design I've been MAD twice in my life.. I'm 65.. Angry? LOL
HERE.. Nothing to get angry about.. Two sides, two views.

One side continues to tell the other side they can't hear what they hear.

The other side continues to say they can, and wish the other side could hear what they are enjoying.

NOT I hate the change, BUT I like what I hear. I've never heard "I hate the change". I've heard "I put it in backwards" a few times.. NEVER . NOT EVER, "I hate the change".. WHY?... LOL Yea it's all in their head..
"I heard NO change", but NEVER, it sounds BAD, or worse. 

Why "Nothing at all or a change" but never BAD.. Just seems strange from a mechanics point of view..

That is the problem, it is in some folks head, and not in others.. WHY?

Regards

A lot of people are more suggestible than others. Usually tied to lack of knowledge about a topic.

I haven't ever been able to tell a difference with cable either.  I have only used entry level MIT($50 IC)and upgraded to Audioquest($200-300 IC).  I admit this was purely aesthetic and just because I enjoy buying stuff for my stereo.  My local dealer offered to teach me how to discern between cables years ago and I declined.  I tried the Blue SR fuses a couple years ago and couldn't hear any difference.  Maybe some of us simply aren't trained enough to hear the subtle changes?  I have different electronics now compared to when I tried the Blue.  I also only have one fuse so am thinking about trying the Orange just for fun due to the return policy.  

One person advocating fuses here has > 30% of their system budget tied up in cables. I can't take this persons views on anything seriously knowing that.

I've had good luck with them and have been able to tell the difference in performance between some. Can't say they work that way for everything, differences are more immediately noticeable when used with a component that also effects video like a home theater power conditioner or replacing a fuse in a tv or monitor itself (as I have done). Telling the differences between fuses in audio components takes more time and greater discernment.
I can't say I've tried many brands against one another as only a few offer money back trial periods (Synergistic Research and Alan Maher Designs come to mind; I'd like to try Telos' top of the line, Hi Fi Tuning's top of the line, or Audio Magic's top of the line fuses but I don't want to buy something find out it's not as good as a fuse I have and then have to sell it for a loss). I've noticed an immediate difference between a Taiwanese fuse with silver wire and silver plated copper caps (it was still better than the stock ceramic fuse) and Acme Audio's cfc cryo silver fuse (which is a huge bang for your buck at only about $20). I also noticed a difference between a Synergistic Blue fuse and Alan Maher's $200 fuse (which I bought because I both had a 30% off code and I saw a massive difference between their limited $95 fuse in one of my components in spring of last year, plus they have a money back trial period), and that difference grew more apparent over a couple of weeks' time.The only types I've tried are Hi Fi Tuning Silver Star, Synergistic Blue, Alan Maher's $95 Ltd. Fuse, Alan Maher's $200 fuse, a Taiwanese Silver wire silver plated copper cap fuse, and Acme Audio's CFC Cryo Silver fuse. I'll likely trial Synergistic's Orange fuse just to check it out.
My suggestion is to try one of Acme Audio Labs' CFC Cryo Silver fuses to just check out fuse rolling. They are cheap enough and to me have enough of an impact that they are a good litmus test.