Iso Clean Fuses

It is a non-issue with me. I am very happy with my system thus far.

$39 is too much for me to pay for a fuse.

I read Isoclean's website information on their fuse. It contained implications, but no solid information about the how's and why's of their fuse and improvement in sound. They just basically said, "it improves the sound."

I simply reiterate, $39! It's just a fuse. Although I might add it is gold plated; that looks neat. And you can show it to your friends. Oh, and it says "audio grade" on it; you can point that out to your friends, as well.

But hey, if you are happy with your choice, good for you.

Cheers.

Bicycle man,

Put one in your amp and tranform your sound. The amp makes the most difference. I have one in my cdp and pre as well. I really hope you don't have a lot invested in your system , the musical enjoyment you are missing out on for a measly $39 bucks is quite entertaining.

Now leave Bicycle man alone, he seems quite content, as do we who have upgraded our fuses. Investment is a good point, if someone only spent $20 on zipcord for speaker cable, they'll think it total lunacy to spend $40 on a fuse.
Remember the saying, you can sometimes learn by observing those that can't.

I must point out that the "thin cheap" wire in a fuse is that way for a reason. A fuse is SUPPOSED to blow when its current rating is exceeded. You could put a big hefty gold-plated wire in a glass tube, but it wouldn't be a fuse. As for directional characteristics...remember that audiophilia is a religion, and all things are possible.

I put my 39 bucks towards things like cartridges, tubes, and coupling caps that I upgrade.

I prefer to put my money into my system where it makes sense from an engineering and electronics standpoint to do so. I do not listen to marketing rhetoric. I prefer to do the research myself and make an educated decision about the changes I make to my system.

Some of you have a derogatory tone in your response to my postings on this topic. Understandable -- you have plunked down a lot of money relative to the part you bought. It sounds to me, however, like the same arguments I heard from bozos who tweaked their systems with specially "treated" black plastic zip ties and used specially "treated" black plastic tweezers peddled for a lot of money by some audio "guru", or who bought the, again, specially "treated" Tice clock and refused to return it because their egos did not let them. Obviously their ears were better than mine; that is why I could not hear the difference. And, I did not love music as much as they did. Of course, don't forget that they did not actually listen to music; they only listened to the sound their system was making.