FUSES, Finally!?


     I have been adamant about avoiding special fuses, because of the lack of empirical studies.  Here is my question:  What would be something not too expensive that would be a good start.  I use three dual mono Audire amps (for Woofs, Mids and Tweets, and Subs, each of the six channel having four fuses.  I would not not want to spend thousands, even if I could, just to experiment.  My heat sinks do unplug, along with the outputs, and I could try just one channel or one amp.  Paul of PS mentioned what they use, and that might eventually be a possibility, but what do you guys (and gals?) think I should do, to just to convince this ageing skeptic?  Also, each channel of my amps has one single, dedicated computer chip that regulates the filling of the 4 26,000 mf caps (per channel), which might make any difference less than a design that allows a flood of electrons into the tank, presuming that might matter.  DanV
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lemonhaze  Is that as good as purple haze?  Seriously, why do people here argue about things they "KNOW" to be true?  How anal is that?  I personally would never bypass fuses.  It is asking for trouble.  Otherwise, your answer is great. I will return to my argument concerning power cords, as it relate to fuses:  What kind of a crappy designer would spend thousands, or more, designing an amp and use crap fuses and power cords that diminish the sound of his accomplishment?  Is he so certain of his design flaws that he wants to hide his accomplishment? 
Purple Haze, was LSD of old.. Hee hee. YUP... Now it is a variety from the "Haze Brothers" and "Super sativas". These were and are REAL things..

As for the fuse bypass.. I’ve never had a problem.. BUT I do take precautions. NO I don’t recommend it, I’ll keep my sonic nuggets to myself...

SS is tough enough to make sound right, without fighting a stupid fuse and a power cord. Talking about James B.. He welded his PC in.. he wanted you to use HIS PC.. Welded, is what they state, not solder a # 12 cable.. Why only a # 12?.. YUP, there is a reason for that too.. It is a certain length too..WHY? All part of the PS design. Smart dude.. Liked Single malt Scotch too.. :-)

Regards
To fuse or not to fuse....well I did it, I dipped my audio toe into the fuse pool. Just bought the QSA Light Blue at a mere $71. What could I lose? I know, $71 bucks. So I was going to be the voice of reason. I slipped it in the slot and fired my Raven Audio Nighthawk/Blackhawk modified. I immediately heard an improvement. Placebo? The presentation is calmer, more together, and at times attention grabbing realism. The sound stage seems quieter, deeper, and the tone seems to have more gravitas. My wife said it seems the background is quieter. Then she stayed up an extra hour listening. That rarely ever happens. How? Why? No idea....just better...get one, tell me you hear no improvement. I'll believe you. (I'm very impressionable) (Send back if a worthless experiment)
Hi allears4u: Now that's what I call "real science". Nice post. Good listening.
I know SR fuses were on sale a month or so ago. Buy 2, get 1 free.

You get 30 days to try them out and if you don't hear a difference, you can return them (as long as you don't blown them).

All I can say is......I tried a couple of SR Orange fuses in my system (1 in the amp, 1 in the preamp), and was blown away by the difference in sound.

In my instance, the preamp fuse change made the most difference.
The amp fuse change DID make a difference, but it was much more subtle.