Synergistic Research Fuses vs cheaper ceramic fuses

Try this. Wrap the glass part of the fuse with a few turns of PTFE (or masking) tape not touching the end-caps.

I have been using Teflon plumbing tape on the stock fuse of my PS Audio P5 and first impression it has changed things but I haven’t removed the tape as I’m wanting to spend more time first. I have SR fuses on the rest of my gear (except amp as it does not have a fuse but a circuit breaker) and I am one that does prefer them… only have the stock fuse for the P5 so can’t compare to a SR fuse but am hopeful the Teflon does make an improvement. It would make sense it could change things as Teflon is a insulator and does block EM/RFI and also dampening the glass tube could help. Pretty sure PTFE/Teflon tape does not have continuity so ok if it does come into contact with both ends but don’t get carried away as they need to be exposed to complete the circuit.

Don’t doubt masking tape could change things but only because of dampening but doubt it would help as an insulator plus masking tape is going to stick and can’t take much heat where Teflon can.

Would like to experiment with a cheap Bussman glass fuse that has been Cryoed but not sure the glass can sustain the process so maybe has to be a ceramic type fuse, then wrap that with Teflon tape. Above my pay scale so curious what some EE’s think.

omg you are opening up pandoras box.  Please read the myriad of forums on this topic.  It will keep you busy and confused for weeks.  BTW, I have the orange along with the orange duplex and I think they matter.  

They totally matter. Obviously. 

The thing about the interzones, everything is already here. When I hear about something new and interesting the interzones make it easy to search out all the info and usually in a heartbeat. 

When I heard about fuses that is what I did. Within an hour I had learned so much it was a no-brainer to get some and try. Never once came on here asking anyone anything about it. Why? All those questions have already been answered. 

Like, adg101 is unsure if glass can "sustain the process" of cryo. But there are countless on-line sources that make it clear you can cryo just about anything. I had tubes and all my wire and even a whole CDP cryo'd. Cryo is baby steps compared to the stuff Ted is doing with his fuses. Teflon tape is stone age. This is like 30 years ago putting the CDP on a phone book. This is like, "I wonder if my speakers would sound better pointed towards me?"    

Imagine if, instead of asking what-if to whatever few people happen to be on one little forum at one point in time, imagine if they used their keyboard instead to look and find the answers from everyone across all time. Then they could go and do, and in the process figure out their own way of doing it even a little bit better, and come back and tell us all about that.   

Imagine that. 

Thanks for the input. Let me say this. In response to people telling me to research the web, I have.  

2 things:
1. 99.9% of the Youtube videos related anything to SR are actually SR sponsored videos.  It's very hard to find and independent youtuber making videos about SR products.  

2. My question here isn't really whether SR fuses make a difference, it's are they better than cheaper ones from Amazon? Are SR REALLY better or different. I haven't found much at all on that.  

So I certainly have done some homework and found most threads turn into bickering back and forth making research a waste of time.