Anyone else using slugs instead of fuses? Comments on metals used and sound please


I recently began experimenting with slugs in place of fuses on most of my components and the results have been VERY rewarding. I'll write up a full review eventually but am awaiting possible different metal slugs in the near future.  I started with copper and the improvement from stock fuses to the copper slugs was quite noticeable but, honestly, nothing compared to the upgrade from copper to solid silver slugs from Golden State Silver and, shockingly, titanium slugs.  Can anyone comment on their DIRECT experience(s) with slugs other than copper?   I'm looking into tungsten and possibly molybdenum presently.  I'd love to try platinum or palladium but that's probably beyond my reach.  AND PLEASE, THERE'S NO NEED TO COMMENT ON HOW FOOLISH IT IS TO BYPASS THE FUSE WITH SLUGS-----WE ALREADY KNOW---YOU'VE TOLD US EXHAUSTIVELY.

lcherepkai

larryi---your suggestion does make the most sense, but I am having fun hearing the differences in the sounds the slugs produce.  Honestly, I'm shocked at how much detail and how precisely in space titanium places individual sounds.  There can be a strangeness to the way some mids are portrayed, which is why I'm interested in hearing other metals as slugs but the difference between having the stock fuse, or even the copper slug in my DAC, versus using the titanium slug is the kind of sonic difference I would expect from a MAJOR component upgrade.  

 

erik_squires:  duly noted (and ignored) again.  

erik_squired:  no, that was rude of me and that is not my intention.  But I did request these kinds of comments not be included.  We all know that this can be dangerous, bypassing the component fuses, and, as adults, we will make our own decisions.  You could start another thread decrying the stupidity of some audiophiles and the dangers of such activities.  Again, I don't wish to be rude.

 

mikelavigne:  that sounds incredible!!  I'd love to be able to do such but, as a renter, that's out of the question and probably nothing I could afford either.  One of the great things about experimenting with slugs is the relatively low cost.  I bought 2 99.99 solid silver slugs, with shipping from California to Indiana for less than $45 and they sound very good.  Still, I'm rather envious of your solution!

This thread will get deleted.  People can't deal with probabilities so they think you're an idiot.  You'll have to keep your ideas to yourself and just enjoy the improved sound.  Their loss

 

Jerry

Hey Jerry.  Did you try out those titanium slugs I sent you yet?  I'm talking with a manufacturer now about getting tungsten stock.  I'm trying to not have to purchase a whole foot of it though.  Thanks