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RE: is the fuse holder itself a cause of sonic degradation? ...

It is not really a question of sonic degradation but of degree.

Does a fuse, fuse holder degrade the sound? Yes. If done properly is it that big of a deal? A question each individual will have to answer. IME a properly implemented fuse/fuse holder has minimal sonic impact.

I restore the Stax F-81/83 speaker. They use a fuse/fuse holder on the input to protect the delicate audio transformer. Does the speaker sound better without the fuse versus fused? Yes but I would say the speaker has 98% percent of its available performance with the fuse in place. This difference is indeed small.

In the case of the Stax I would never use them without the fuse. Pop an audio transformer and you are looking at a $1500 repair. With the Magnepan ribbon I might be tempted to go without the fuse because if a ribbon fails it is a $100 repair.

All of this comes down to ones tolerance in the performance versus cost ratio.


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