Fuses. Anyone who has tried upgrades please.

[Beobloke]

I clean all my plugs every 6 months with some Brasso and then IPA.

A few pints of IPA always improves the sound, I find.

 

[StingRay]

A few pints of IPA always improves the sound, I find.

A few pints of pure alcohol would change quite a lot, fuses would be the least of your concerns.

 

[Wenge1]

I am Totally positive that Audiofool fuses are a total pile of utter bollocks and here is a totally positive thumbs up (two in fact) just to be positive.

If you keep sitting on the fence like this you will just wear a hole in your strides

 

[Wenge1]

I use Bussman fuses.

But only because the name sounds manly.

Oh stop it - actually, please don't .........

 

[Wenge1]

I think there are more than enough dumbbells on this forum thank you .

Your wasted on here - a solid gold classic of a post ........

 

[StingRay]

Oh stop it - actually, please don't .........

The Bussmann fuses are only about 25-50p each, so hardly audiophool territory.

 

[Wenge1]

I use Bussman fuses.

But only because the name sounds manly.

The Bussmann fuses are only about 25-50p each, so hardly audiophool territory.

Perhaps a bit of a misunderstanding here - My comment was based on my appreciation of the humour as I saw it in lazycat's post and not about Bussman fuses per se.

 

[hearhere]

Here is one believer;
https://www.psaudio.com/pauls-posts/the-problem-with-fuses/

By the second biggest bullshitter in hi-fi?

 

[Lawrence001]

By the second biggest bullshitter in hi-fi?

Who was the biggest?

 

[Cable Monkey]

Synergistic Research Purple fuse.
1 amp streamer
2 amp DAC/pre
4 amp power amp.
2 amp phono pre

Three power supplies, one of which might justify a fuse. So five times £180. It would be an expensive business! If you were going to do this you’d have to aim to do it anywhere where there may be a benefit. The cost is prohibitive to all but the wealthiest of us which probably adds to the allure.

 

[hilts1967]

Get yourself a few of these for your system ....... Well worth is as you get a fancy box !!!

 

[rabski]

Get yourself a few of these for your system ....... Well worth is as you get a fancy box !!!

That's not even the most expensive version. For the ultimate in 'improvement' for fuses, you need to cough up £4200. Each.

Definitely a sensible price for a fuse

 

[Strider]

F-Fusesake that's ridiculous!

That's not even the most expensive version. For the ultimate in 'improvement' for fuses, you need to cough up £4200. Each.

Definitely a sensible price for a fuse

F-Fusesake that's ridiculous!

 

[rabski]

Incidentally, to answer the OP, I have some silver-plated and cryo-treated Bussman fuses here. I didn't buy them, they were kindly given to me. I've actually used three of them, for the simple reason that they're 3A, which is ideal for various bits here. I can confirm that whilst I may well be deaf and my system incapable of enough 'resolution', there is bugger-all difference between them and ordinary B&Q ones.

 

[George 47]

<Serious reply>

Do you know of any manufacturer of 'audiophile' fuses that provides evidence of compliance with the relevant UK safety standard? I can't quickly see anything on the Synergistic Research website to suggest this is the case for example.

https://www.analogueseduction.net/fuses/amr-audiophile-gold-hi-fi-fuse-13a-uk-mains-plug.html Approval: UL SA PSE CE CCC

https://www.analogueseduction.net/fuses/connected-fidelity-cf-mains-fuses-box-of-3.html Full British Standard approval

 

[savvypaul]

Never, in the forum of audiophile conflict, have so many owed so much to a fuse.

 

[Tarzan]

That's not even the most expensive version. For the ultimate in 'improvement' for fuses, you need to cough up £4200. Each.

Definitely a sensible price for a fuse

Sorry l thought you just said £4200 for a fuse, unless l am confused.

 

[Cable Monkey]

Of course you realise we in Brittain have double the dilemma. We have fused mains plugs in the U.K. I don’t know of any other nation that has that stipulation. I’ve even received a 3 pin U.K. pattern cable out of Hong Kong(?) which was fuse less.

 

[CageyH]

I have never felt the need to blow my hard earned cash on a fuse.

As the famous philosopher, Confusecius, once said "If you can not measure it, you can not improve it."

So what does a “Foo”se do that a standard fuse does not?

Warning bells start to sound when you read some of the FAQs.

Q: Are fuses directional?

A: Yes, fuses are directional. Electricity should flow from the left to the right when you view the fuse. If you do not know the direction of flow you should listen to the fuse inserted in both directions. One direction will sound more detailed. This is the correct way.

Q: Do fuses have a burn in period?

A: Yes, most products have a settling in period. The first 200-300 hours of use are the most crucial.

 

[Tony_J]

So what does a “Foo”se do that a standard fuse does not?

It blows your money...