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Audio Research and Acme Audio Labs fuse

I’m toying with the idea of going down the rabbit hole of upgraded fuses.  Looking over the usual contenders I stumbled across Acme Audio Labs. Their philosophy of best bang for the buck certainly appeals to my wallet (@$20 a fuse).  One caveat, however, is they warn that their fuses aren’t for all components.  Specifically gear with “no inrush protection“ will cause their fuse to blow prematurely.  So my question to those reading this: 1) Any experience with Acme Audio Lab fuses, 2) do they “play well” with ARC, and 3) does ARC gear typically have inrush protection?  I’ll be experimenting with the fuses of a LS 27, PH 7, and a pair of VT 150 mono amps.




cmcdaniel5

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holmz
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But why let a reason to get a nice new tool pass by?
On the other hand I would be asking ARC if the fuses make a difference.
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^That^ Seems like a great reason to get a Fluke clamp style ampere meter.
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At $20 per fuse, isn't the risk/reward ratio in your favor?

Assuming that there is an actual reward.

If not, then it is all risk (money, breakage, fire, etc)
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ebm,

I have’nt had a SR Orange fuse but I do have an SR Purple fuse on order and have been using QSA Lightblue and Black fuses from tweek geek.

You know it’s really uncool to call a supplier/manufactures products ’Sound(s) like pure junk’. Have you tried the fuses? Of course not.

Some people may not need to try them.

Everyone has a right to make a living and your unfounded remarks just may cause a perspective buyer to think as such. Just saying.

That is like saying everyone has a right to eat, so if you are killed for your money, it is OK. Or everyone has a right to drugs, so if you are killed to fuel a drug addiction that is OK.

I suppose that the schusters have a right to rip people off "peacefully". But we have a right to call them rip-off artists and schusters. If they want to show that their crap works, then they can convince me with some facts. It is not my responsibility to prove that their crap does not work.

When I say I am sceptical that it works, it is not me who should be proving it doesn;t work.,.. that has been done a thousand times, and no amount of plot and measurement will convince you and your's that there is some unmeasurable magic that is beyond science.

(There actually is, and it is pyschology)

and your unfounded remarks just may cause a perspective buyer to think as such. Just saying.

If I help a prospective buyer, then I would feel pretty damned good about it. If they could donate 10% of what they save to a charity it would be even better.

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holmz
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WTF man?! Get a grip! It’s $17 dollars! These days, you can barely buy a family pack of toilet paper for $17 dollars!


That must be a Freudian slip?
Just consider the nay-sayers words as being like the TP.
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Why don't we just defer to @cmcdaniel5 to report back as to whether he believe that they worked a treat on his ARC gear?

Also we do not know if @cmcdaniel5 , or anyone else, even contacted ARC as to what they recommend. This is in spite of responses 2, 3 and 4 saying to call ARC and the 4th providing the contact details.

My original post was how to determine whether inrush current was present on his amplifiers.

Anyhow, do the fuses work for you? And what did you hear when you put them in?

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