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In Reply to: RE: Where to get fuses. posted by Tweaker456 on April 28, 2017 at 08:49:55
Can you elaborate on your impression that "ceramic fuses sound real bad"?
Are you talking about ceramic-body tube fuses and do you mean in comparison to glass-body fuses? If so, is this broad viewpoint applicable to all ceramic-body fuses and is there a specific problem created by using a ceramic body?
I am curious because many of the aftermarket fuses from companies like Hi-Fi Tuning, Synergistic Research, Furutech, and others use ceramic-body fuses on their offerings, some of which are priced over $100 each. Most of the forum discussions indicate that people find ceramic to be better damped than glass.
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All I can say is I tried them once in my headphone amp compared to a random glass fuse and it ruined the sound of the amp. Made it sound puckish. My new audiophile term. I thought since the ceramic fuse was damped it would sound better. Non audiophile fuses are cheap so try for yourself. That was my experience. Your's of course may be different. I myself will not pop for expensive fuses. Everyone I have turned on to silver grease has liked it. In some cases it can be jaw dropping. Cheap glass fuses with silver grease is my MO. T456
"The Borg is the ultimate user. They're unlike any threat your Federation has ever faced."
- Q, 2365
Edits: 05/03/17
What is 'puckish'? A hockey term? Don't make me look it up!
Aren't some ceramic fuses 'filled' with something inert surrounding the active element?
Too much is never enough
Sometimes when I get too immersed in what I'm doing with my audio gear I feel peckish.
It was rather my impression that those who are fuse devotee's prefer ceramic over glass, because glass fuses "ring", or some other such rationale. I am a fuse agnostic. One reason for my attitude is that I don't get why one would pop a 100-dollar fuse into the typical crappy fuseholder and then dream that one is getting the full benefit of that fuse, assuming there even is a benefit. Thus, I, as a DIYer, never buy expensive fuses, but I do occasionally employ Acme cryo-treated silver fuses ($15 each) in concert with Acme fuse holders; I remove the stock fuse-holder and replace it with the Acme one. Would I claim that the results are a revelation? No. But it makes me feel slightly better.
By the way, did you mean "yours" or "your's". No apostrophe needed.
Toshay!
"The Borg is the ultimate user. They're unlike any threat your Federation has ever faced."
- Q, 2365
Ok, I was curious about your experience given the number of aftermarket fuses that use ceramic bodies.
I have used glass fuses, with a bit of teflon wrap for damping, and QuickSilver GOLD™ Contact Enhancer for years. Another thing I sometimes use on the two-pronged clamp type fuse holders is a simple orthodontic (i.e., small) rubber band over the two clamps at each end to hold them together more securely. I have lately gotten away from the silver paste because of the mess and potential longevity issues but still like using Pro Gold.
That's a nice idea. Thanks!
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