Somafunk
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I think MarkieW should rip his exploded fuse open and take pics.
That may result in one veil too many being lifted/exposed for the grift that is audio fuses
I think MarkieW should rip his exploded fuse open and take pics.
That may result in one vail too many being lifted/exposed for the grift that is audio fuses
I'm ready for thatThat may result in one vail too many being lifted/exposed for the grift that is audio fuses
Ah, special sauce...I think it is common knowledge in audiophile fuse world that Synergistic Research plug fuses (not talking orange, purple or whatever) start off as Bussman but then they add a Quantum Inductive Surface that makes all the difference (to the price).
Have you listened to a "fancy fuse"? If so, which one in what system?
Thought this was all just a bit tongue in cheek, but if the “audiophile” fuses sold by that company are indeed just Bussmann (allegedly) that means my hifi and kettle and most of the plugs in my house have audiophile fuses in them.
I've no doubt that they will definitely have eye-watering markups. As do cables as well. But even despite all of that, I still struggle to believe that they are just re-labelling fuses that cost pennies, common sense suggests that someone would have done a proper video tear-down (rather than a somewhat suspect picture which - to my eye - doesn't prove anything).This is an interesting thread, I would really like to see the blown fuses 'unwrapped'. They may/may not be bussmans but Im pretty sure they will still be a single strand of wire of 'x'mm length. Audiophile fuses may even beat cinema popcorn profit margins. I never thought i'd say that.
I saw the photos you refer to and I also concluded they were not sufficiently forensic. There are some other photos on the Polk audio forum (easily found with a search engine) of someone apparently stripping the label from a SR orange fuse to reveal a SIBA fuse part number. However I think these too are not sufficiently forensic.I've no doubt that they will definitely have eye-watering markups. As do cables as well. But even despite all of that, I still struggle to believe that they are just re-labelling fuses that cost pennies, common sense suggests that someone would have done a proper video tear-down (rather than a somewhat suspect picture which - to my eye - doesn't prove anything).
Definitely seems a bit suspect, but they're hardly the first to make ridiculous claims - anyone remember Peter Belt?
I did. It was an SR orange in the photos. The photos are still on Page 8 of that thread.Out of interest, has anyone actually tried this? Would be very interesting if someone had one and was willing to potentially sacrifice it. I'd be surprised though, that seems almost fraudulent by claiming it is something other than a stock fuse. Irrespective of whether these things sound different or not, I'm sure they claim to be specifically designed for audio use, which blatant 'passing off' of a generic fuse would not be. Though I daresay it goes on in various things: cables are probably equally as likely....
I've no doubt that they will definitely have eye-watering markups. As do cables as well. But even despite all of that, I still struggle to believe that they are just re-labelling fuses that cost pennies, common sense suggests that someone would have done a proper video tear-down (rather than a somewhat suspect picture which - to my eye - doesn't prove anything).
Definitely seems a bit suspect, but they're hardly the first to make ridiculous claims - anyone remember Peter Belt?