Can static electricity cause a blown fuse in amp?

What kind of IC's are you guys using? Are they shotgun type (with floating shields?) and if they are, do all arrowheads point to the preamp (including the ones that go between pre and amp?) This is a solvable problem. I know, I live in Tucson where the only way to get the humidity up over 9% is to jump in the pool ;-)
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The static charge is going thru your CD interconnects to the preamp signal inputs which amplify it enough to overload your amp's inputs. Make sure the CD player is properly grounded so the static is drained off right at the CD player.

Same advice if your CD goes directly to your amp.