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In Reply to: RE: fuses posted by Dave Pogue on April 20, 2014 at 05:56:35
Funny.
I like having a benchmark as a starting point.
If fuses sound different, if fuses cause some kind of "problem", I want the one that sounds the most like "no fuse".
Fuses are present to protect against fire and/or electrocution should something go wrong. They have no other electrical purpose in the design.
Running a piece of audio equipment with the fuse jumped for the purpose of a test, under controlled conditions, will tell us what we're "shooting" for sonically.
Now that we know that, we can make an informed decision as to which fuse is doing the least harm.
Now if people are just picking the type of "fuse harm" that sounds good to them without regard for "least harm" then it's all totally subjective and everyone should just use whatever fuse makes them happy.
Tre'
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"Running a piece of audio equipment with the fuse jumped for the purpose of a test, under controlled conditions, will tell us what we're "shooting" for sonically."
I nominate you for some sort of award: First rational "fuse-post" ever? Or something of that nature.
Of course rationality in this case amounts to taking about the same approach that I would so that might just tarnish the honor slightly...
Not to say that no fuse is the ultimate as that may well sound worse depending upon the environment and mechanisms in play. BUT it does provide a singularly valuable reference point without which you're just adrift if your goal is to understand and optimize the fusation.
And if "fusation" isn't a word, it should be and if one is not a believer that would be confusation?
Regards, Rick
"... and if one is not a believer that would be confusation?"
ROTFLMAO
Tre'
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. . . if one is not a believer that would be confusation?
No, you just call sceptics refuseniks.
Rats, I didn't get it the first time I read it!
That triples the score...
R.
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I recognize the validity of your argument. But I can't help thinking that in a "similar" case -- active linestage v. passive -- I always come down on the side of the active (tubed of course) because ... it sounds way better to me. In the case of fuses, I've never tried comparing fuse A against fuse B, let alone against your "no fuse" reference. I've used a variety of expensive fuses, currently either eight or nine in my system, and have to confess I like 'em all. First couple of times I compared them back and forth against the stock fuses and the improvement was so dramatic that now when I get a piece of gear that still has the stock fuse in it I tend to replace it without even bother to do a before-and-after comparison.
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