Quantum Science Audio light blue fuse; $71, what a bargain!

I was about to pull the trigger yesterday on an Orange SR fuse. I bought my Innuos Zenith from Mike at Tweek Geek so I will call him today and get a couple blue ones for my Zenith and PrimaLuna EVO 400. 

Just clean and tighten your fuse holder and re-new your fuse (if old) with a good quality 50cent Bussman, Littlefuse or similar, as with "many switch-on surges" they do deteriorate and get crusty as these pics show of a fuse ageing over time. https://ibb.co/9NbTwqK (even the $$$ boutique ones will age also)

Cheers George

A badly designed amp would do that to a fuse, that's for sure. Never had it happen to anything I've owned. Same fuses, since, forever.

All the best,
Nonoise

Wrong, it’s the opposite, and shows lack of technical knowledge.
As fuses get their worst punishment at "switch on" that’s why they blow sometimes for no other reason than age.
It also shows the power supply is very large with good amount of "storage capacitance" to charge up, and that the amp could be very in class-A/B bias.
And last the amp could be tube which needs even more current at startup, because of the added heater factor surge at start up of tubes,
So proves that above statement totally wrong.
As I said to those that are interested.

Just clean and tighten your fuse holder and re-new your fuse (if old) with a good quality 50cent Bussman, Littlefuse or similar, as with "many switch-on surges" they do deteriorate and get crusty as these pics show of a fuse ageing over time. https://ibb.co/9NbTwqK (even the $$$ boutique ones will age also)

Cheers George

Love the way you just make things up. Shows a lack of maturity.
Any decently designed piece of gear will account for current in rush during "switch on". There has been progress since the ’50s.

Meanwhile, I’m continuing to enjoy listening to my gear with their HiFi Tuning Silver Star fuses, which have done journeyman service for the last 7 years.

You've proved nothing wrong with my statements. That, and no one on this thread cares what you think.

All the best,
Nonoise

As said no electronic engineering technical knowledge.

As I said to those that are interested.

Just clean and tighten your fuse holder and re-new your fuse (if old) with a good quality 50cent Bussman, Littlefuse or similar, as with "many switch-on surges" they do deteriorate and get crusty as these pics show of a fuse ageing over time. https://ibb.co/9NbTwqK (even the $$$ boutique ones will age also)

Cheers George

As I said to those that are interested.

That would mean no one on this thread. Right?

All the best,
Nonoise

I just ordered a yellow fuse. It will take a while to get here as Tweak Geek is out of inventory at the moment, so they are accumulating orders and will send them off to the mfg on the 15th.

Frank.

PS: Nonoise ... Please count me in on one that is not interested in what Georgie-pie has to say.

oregonpapa, That's a big 10-4. 👍

Georgie Boy, I use the 1260 contact enhancer from High Fidelity Cables  on all my connections including all my magnets..makes for more and better music. Hats off to better snake oil. Tom

Nothing wrong with using good reasonable priced contact cleaner.
Magnets are something else though, (voodoo comes to mind)

As I said to those that are interested.

Just clean and tighten your fuse holder and re-new your fuse (if old) with a good quality 50cent Bussman, Littlefuse or similar, as with "many switch-on surges" they do deteriorate and get crusty as these pics show of a fuse ageing over time. https://ibb.co/9NbTwqK (even the $$$ boutique ones will age also)

Cheers George

The fuse still heats.

bends and deteriorates with age.

As I said to those that are interested.

Just clean and tighten your fuse holder and re-new your fuse (if old) with a good quality 50cent Bussman, Littlefuse or similar, as with "many switch-on surges" they do deteriorate and get crusty as these pics show of a fuse ageing over time. https://ibb.co/9NbTwqK (even the $$$ boutique ones will age also)

Cheers George

This is a recording..........

Yeah, a recording that's all noise and no substance at all.

I've never understood closed minding thinking (those that only reflect on the past - flat earthers?) - after all, exploration and discovery is what makes technology better and our lives...I have found tweaks to significantly enhance my listening pleasure...without understanding 100% why they actually work...

Any speculation on what QSA is doing with their fuses? Not that it really matters - as long as they sound great...but Graphene - perhaps? I mean SR, PPT and myriads of others are using it...there is certainly  something going on here - I can hear the improvement when applied properly. 

From a Science article...substance perhaps? 

One of the biggest finds is that, using Weyl fermions, the researchers will be able to create fast-moving electrons with no risk of backscattering, or loss of electrons in a collision. Backscattering makes electronics less efficient and creates heat. Weyl electrons are able to avoid collisions and eliminate backscattering.

Essentially, what this means is that the Weyl fermions could provide a better flow of electricity and assist in the creation of more powerful and efficient electronics, especially in computers. 

It's interesting as others have found purity of copper sounds better - and they have suggested that the improved lattice structure helps with flow...and sounds better...perhaps graphene. 

 I am auditioning some new "gear" / "Tweaks" right now. But when this trial has passed, I will move on to these fuses and outlets...

Yeah, a recording that's all noise and no substance at all.

Admitting your faults is commendable and just one of many steps you need to take on the road to recovery.

Read again, your looking in the mirror

And you were showing such promise.....

man you guys are worse than angry chickens in a henhouse

'life is too short to argue endlessly with strangers you couldn't care less about on internet' -- luke skywalker  

I just have this thing about free range bullies. 
Someone's gotta stand up to them.

All the best,
Nonoise

'life is too short to argue endlessly with strangers you couldn't care less about on internet' -- luke skywalker  

I'm sorry jjss49, but that is historically inaccurate. Although commonly attributed to Luke Skywalker, in-depth archival research at Washington's Air & Space Museum shows that it was in fact first uttered by Orville Wright, the night before he forever changed history by inventing his brother Wilbur.

I decided to go and hear by myself. Bought a yellow for my preamp. I ordered after mail contact on their website. Delivery in 6 to 10 days here in Europe.

I decided to go and hear by myself. Bought a yellow for my preamp.

Should of just tried below first to save a bucket load of money

As I said to those that are interested.
Just clean and tighten your fuse holder and re-new your fuse (if old) with a good quality 50cent Bussman, Littlefuse or similar, as with "many switch-on surges" they do deteriorate and get crusty as these pics show of a fuse ageing over time. https://ibb.co/9NbTwqK (even the $$$ boutique ones will age just as fast also)

Cheers George

And you were showing such promise.....

+1

George,
If you need to hate something in this life, I guess "boutique" fuses are an okay choice. But continuing to carry on about it negatively without even trying one is disingenuous at best. Do you think it would be right for someone to do that with one of your products?   

But continuing to carry on about it negatively without even trying one is disingenuous

No quite the opposite, it gives the non technical the technical views from the non voodoo side of the fence also, so they can make an informed choice.

Cheers George 

 

@thecarpathian

no it was luke skywalker’s great great great grandma - amelia earhardt!!!

side note -- one thing that i learned in this thread, is if you have to... like you HAVE TO... JUST HAVE TO have the last word... each time, every time, all the time

that is how you get to 10,000 posts in a hurry on this goofy forum

I have a friend the has a Truth preamp to sell. Send me a message if interested.

Have a yellow installed In my Add Powr X2 and it made a huge improvement.

demoing the red black in the 2X and have one hour in. 😱😲

I’ll be receiving a violet fuse early next week, putting it in my nagra psa amp.  Have used SR Orange in other gear (and like the change), but nothing in the nagra yet.

@ Glory - 

Tell me more about the what the fuse did for the Sorcer as I have the x4 and really like it. I demo'd it for my teenage nephew and he heard the difference immediately and said, "plug it back in, please" - 

I am also considering a fuse for my SR SE active ground block which has a orange fuse in it...

George,
You failed to answer my question...

Please advise

Little thing called measurements and EE laws answers all if you know any of them.

As I said to those that are interested.
Just clean and tighten your fuse holder and re-new your fuse (if old) with a good quality 50cent Bussman, Littlefuse or similar, as with "many switch-on surges" they do deteriorate and get crusty as these pics show of a fuse ageing over time. https://ibb.co/9NbTwqK (even the $$$ boutique ones will age just as fast also)

Cheers George

LOL. Thanks George, you're the best. 

Cheers Tim

Thought you’d see it, you can’t argue with Electronic Engineering Laws and the measurements they give, with only voodoo and snake oil hearsay.

Speaking of measurements... Do you think your product would measure any better in ones system than any old used receiver one could pick up at a local thrift store? 

That question doesn’t even dignify an answer, it's that lame

Sorry, but ... it’s a FUSE! Wait ... I've gotta go look for my Pet Rock.

George,
I'm not in the market for your product or a thrift store receiver & haven't heard either, so really can't comment on which would perform better. But you brought up measurements so thought I'd ask.

FWIW, a lot of those old receivers measured well. Not sure about your product.  

Cheers Tim 

The way he capitalizes Electronic Engineering Laws as if some audio Moses came down the mountain with those laws etched on CD is the strangest thing he’s posted since the last time he posted.

There’s nothing in those Electronic Engineering Laws about fuses and how they can affect the sound of an amp or he’d cite it instead of bleating those three words, over and over and over and over.

All the best,
Nonoise

This thread is about "snake oil" fuses, can't you guys support it with some/any! technical info to back up what you claim they can do??
Instead of trying to shift the topic to my product which has nothing whatsoever to do with fuses. ARE YOU THAT ******?

I believe that your product was used as a reference to show that measurements don't always show how something is going to sound.

Come on guys, let's give Georgie a break. Everyone knows that measurements will tell you exactly what you are hearing and that you cannot solely rely on your lyin' ears. 

@glory >>> How's that Red/Black fuse working out?

Frank

I have a light blue on order. Will compare to the SR Orange in my tube preamp. These fuses offer sonic advantages that me and my wife readily notice and enjoy. We will see about this new fuse manufacturer.

@grannyring  Did you ever try an aftermarket fuse with the Truth preamp? I’m waiting to order one with mine.

I did not. Sorry. 

Just got my Light Blue QSA fuses.
For sure, hard to imagine noticeable improvements with something as small and innocuous as a fuse.
But Tweek Geek and users do not exaggerate!
In a word: clarity.
Voices and instruments jump off the record and demand attention.
The performance of this little thing inspires me to return the Blue and order the Yellow. I have them in my mono blocks.
I love this forum and look forward to it every day.
It led me to my destination AGD amps, my Silversmith Fidelium speaker cables and now QSA fuses.

Come on guys, let’s give Georgie a break.

Don’t patronize me mate, you’re the ring leader for this AC fuse "snake oil" stuff.


And once again, just to give the "non technical" here a more technical view point from other side of the fence, instead of from the "snake oil" side.

To those "non technical" members that are interested.

Just clean and tighten your fuse holder and re-new your fuse (if old) with a good quality 50cent Bussman, Littlefuse or similar.
As with "many switch-on surges" they do deteriorate, bend, stretch and get crusty with electrolysis formations on their fusible wire elements before they give out, as these pics show of a fuse wire element ageing over time show. https://ibb.co/9NbTwqK
(even the $$$ boutique ones will age just as much also)

Cheers George

Hey, I thought I was the ring leader!
Ever notice no matter how many times one asks george to cite just what and where it is in that Electrical Engineering Law book of his that a fuse doesn’t have an effect on the sound and all he does is recite what he, personally wrote, over and over and over again.

No one is buying what you’re selling, george.

All the best,
Nonoise