The New Synergistic Research Purple Fuses

I really like stupid sometimes.. LOL

The first time a had an experience with a fuse and learned what they do. I was five and this electrical socket kept calling me to stick a metal object into it. I did, the house went dark, and I hauled ass and I got as far away from that socket as possible. Later in life I learned, that fuse probably saved my life, and my ass. As Dad just thought a fuse blew and just replaced it with a new one. Routine to him at the time, but new to me...And Dad never found out.

Ted

I kind of assumed the writing was the direction of the fuse but not guaranteed.  Question, does it matter if your ground plug is on top or the bottom of the plug?

I am a relatively new audiophile and still very much learning how to listen and how to tweet, but I have been a fast study.  The good news is that I am only 41, which I perceive is pretty young for this hobby.  I think I have settled on my system components (for now), so just trying to learn about the differences fuses can make. The one question I am trying to understand is what fuses make the biggest impact?      Do they follow the same rules as the power cables, seems the DAC/ Pre-amp was most beneficial to an upgraded cable.  Or is it the mono block amplifiers where there is the most current flow.   Also do people upgrade just the main power fuse, or any other “rail” fuses that may exist inside the boxes.  
 

TIA for answering my NOOB questions 

glory,

Google this audiogon thread:

Quantum Science Audio light blue fuse; $71, what a bargain!

It’s one of the threads that the moderators took down for reasons some of us thought rather unfair.

I’m still working on getting my SR Purp, but I do have 2 QSA Light Blue, if this is the fuse you’re talking about. It is very good. And some say it is/was better than the SR Orange. To my rig it sounded fantastic for only $71 bucks each.

Is it better than the the SR Purp? Not according to oregonpapa, as he has compared the QSA Light Blue to the QSA Yellow at $213, and the QSA Yellow to the SR Purp at $200 and found them wanting compared to the SR Purp. And as others have mentioned here also.