That is certainly possible. eliminate the fuse holder is always a gain. the fuse holders have to be a metal that has spring so they are often a poor conductor.
Jerry
What is the science behind audiophile fuses?
There were many threads on the topic of "audiophile fuses" on this forum, and I sure don't want to open old wounds and trench warfare. The fuse on my preamp blew suddenly two days ago, which prompted me to search for a replacement. That's when I came across the term "audiophile fuse" and the fact that they demand far-out prices. Deeper curiosity brought me to several other fora, where users posted glowing praises about their Zero fuses and other exotica. Now I am a scientist, but not a physicist or electrical engineer: so please enlighten me! How can a fuse have an audible influence on the signal, when the signal does not even pass through it? How can a fuse be "directional" when it deals with alternate current? I mean, if I recall my university physics, a fuse is basically a safety valve and nothing more. Am I completely missing an important point here? My scientific field is drug discovery, and because of this background I am thoroughly familiar with the power and reality of the placebo effect. I that's what I am seeing here, or is it real physics? I need objective facts and not opinions, please. I really appreciate your help!
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@carlsbad2 - Have you experimented with whether different fuse replacement slugs make a sonic difference? I ask because I have a solution coming that will allow me to replace the 10A fuses in my monoblocks, so I was looking at options to replace the fuses. I have a hard time believing the $200-300 Graphene Sluggo offered by Underwood should make any difference at all compared to copper. In fact, I have 6.5 mm (~1/4 inch) OD copper tubing with 0.5 wall thickness here and I suspect that would work just fine. The resulting area would be equivalent to greater than 5 awg, which is far larger than the connecting AC wires inside of the amp. Any experience? |
In the entire power chain, from nuclear reactor through to your component, the piece with the greatest resistance to flow is the fuse, at least among the pieces you have any control over. It would logically follow that assuming input power had any effect (a whole other topic!) it would be the fuse that has the greatest effect. |
@mitch2 I've trusted copper. I make my own slugs from high conductivity copper I buy from Mcmaster. It isn't very expensive. I haven't bothered with silver or graphene slugs. I know people trying slugs made of worse conductors like brass or even steel alloys. these are much worse conductors than copper but much better than a fuse (becasue of the cross sectional area). So I know there are lots of opinions here but I stick with copper. Jerry |
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