Mapman,one thing I am certain of is that you probably will never even try an upgraded fuse.The other thing is that I don't use Furutech fuses,I use AMR, Iso Clean and HiFi Supreme. I do very much like and use Furutech GTX-R recptacles, their rhodium IEC, and RCA,and speaker connectors and their power cable receptacles and bulk power cord wire.
All many times more costly than an AMR fuse.
Are they the reason why the upgraded fuses make such a profound improvement in the sound of my system?
Answer- yes.
Do you need to use all these costly aftermarket devices to gain the benefit of an upgraded fuse?
Answer-no.
The only way for anyone to know the answer to the post-HiFi fuses-Snake oil? or something in it? is to try one for yourself, in your system.
Until someone does, they can only speculate one way or the other.
I do side with the folks who base their opinions on something that they have actually used in their system,rather than with those who speculate the merits or lack of from the sidelines.
I am almost tempted to send you one to try,but the postage and hassels of sending things from one country to another would cost as much as an AMR fuse.
Again, I urge anyone who feels that fuses have no sonic impact on what they are used in to dig up an old copy of the Audio Critic ,where almost 40 years ago, Peter Aczel came to the conclusion that fuses degrade the sound of what they are used in.
I lived on the edge for years, bypassing the fuses in my gear forsaking safety for better sound because of what Aczel said. I actually replaced the fuses with DIY fuse replacements of solid or stranded copper.He was right, the gear just sounded more clear and defined.
When the upgraded fuses came out, I knew that if they were closer to sounding like no fuses then this was for me.Providing protection was the icing on the cake.
After years of arguing the fuse and defending those who also feel the same as I,an upgraded fuse is still better than a stock one and , though not as uncoloured as no fuse, is my prefered way to go about the business of getting closer to what's on the recording.
An upgraded fuse is no different in this instance than an upgraded speaker wire, interconnect power cord, rack, room tuning device, power supply upgrade, resistor capacitor upgrade or tube swap for some exotic NOS.
Those things cost a whole lot more money, and for the most part trade one colouration for another.One day it's vanilla, next it's chocolate coated.
I have full sets of Iso Cleans, and HiFi supremes that sit in their boxes as spares, along with my stock fuses.
At $20.00 a fuse the AMR is a steal,and an improvemnt in any fuse holder you put it in.
All many times more costly than an AMR fuse.
Are they the reason why the upgraded fuses make such a profound improvement in the sound of my system?
Answer- yes.
Do you need to use all these costly aftermarket devices to gain the benefit of an upgraded fuse?
Answer-no.
The only way for anyone to know the answer to the post-HiFi fuses-Snake oil? or something in it? is to try one for yourself, in your system.
Until someone does, they can only speculate one way or the other.
I do side with the folks who base their opinions on something that they have actually used in their system,rather than with those who speculate the merits or lack of from the sidelines.
I am almost tempted to send you one to try,but the postage and hassels of sending things from one country to another would cost as much as an AMR fuse.
Again, I urge anyone who feels that fuses have no sonic impact on what they are used in to dig up an old copy of the Audio Critic ,where almost 40 years ago, Peter Aczel came to the conclusion that fuses degrade the sound of what they are used in.
I lived on the edge for years, bypassing the fuses in my gear forsaking safety for better sound because of what Aczel said. I actually replaced the fuses with DIY fuse replacements of solid or stranded copper.He was right, the gear just sounded more clear and defined.
When the upgraded fuses came out, I knew that if they were closer to sounding like no fuses then this was for me.Providing protection was the icing on the cake.
After years of arguing the fuse and defending those who also feel the same as I,an upgraded fuse is still better than a stock one and , though not as uncoloured as no fuse, is my prefered way to go about the business of getting closer to what's on the recording.
An upgraded fuse is no different in this instance than an upgraded speaker wire, interconnect power cord, rack, room tuning device, power supply upgrade, resistor capacitor upgrade or tube swap for some exotic NOS.
Those things cost a whole lot more money, and for the most part trade one colouration for another.One day it's vanilla, next it's chocolate coated.
I have full sets of Iso Cleans, and HiFi supremes that sit in their boxes as spares, along with my stock fuses.
At $20.00 a fuse the AMR is a steal,and an improvemnt in any fuse holder you put it in.