Higher amperage fuse for sound quality


I apologize if this question is either (1) ridiculously stupid or (2) already been beaten to death. And I'm definitely not looking to re-litigate whether aftermarket fuses are anything other than b.s.

I've read that people sometimes choose higher amperage fuses. This is because aftermarket fuses are supposedly built to tighter specs and therefore prone to blowing. Supposedly SR is noted for this.

Recently I was looking into some SR fuses and the dealer told me that higher amperage was also better for sonics. I'd never heard that before.

 

So last night I was looking through my stuff and discovered an unused 3.15a fuse. (I used HiFi Tuning throughout.) I decided to try it in my transport which takes a 1.6a. Everything is plugged into a Shunyata and there were no signs of t-storms so I figured I was safe for an hour or so.

It made the single biggest difference of any "tweak" I've tried. For one, the bass went significantly much deeper, became more authoritative, more controlled, more precise. The treble lost whatever edge it had and became golden and bell-like. Aside from those things, the music generally became more musical, which is difficult to explain. The music "might" have lost a tad of nuance and subtlety but I'm not sure. It's a small exaggeration to say that it sounded like a different amp. 

Being risk averse, I switched the fuse back, but I'm still so surprised. Has anyone had a similar experience? 

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I agree with Mapman......  the fuse is that spec to protect the device.   I always replace with exact fuse.   Asking for trouble.

@jetter    Sorry.  You're completely wrong.  All the amateur non-engineers here know far more about amplifier design than all the amplifier designers.

Not.

There you go OP. I'd get a new fuse and see if the old one had an issue. I trust my ears. But I still like to know why. That little wire can be a PITA. Considering everything to that point is probably 14 gage or better. They do make slow blow fuses for a reason. They get hot on startup. It wasn't uncommon for a manufacture to UP the amperage on a fuse. Cary sure did it. A few times. The only thing it stopped was a trip to the hardware store every other week to once a year.
A boutique with good dampening and a way to get rid of the heat quick, 5 years and counting on some of mine. Tube amps are tougher on fuses, no doubt. I Variac up my old amps. It's easier on everything, especially tubes and transformers.

Voicing with a fuse  ???? utter garbage. IT's a FUSE and nothing more ! Think of it as a protected power bar....Bingo. If that's to hard to grasp there's much bigger problems out there. 

Cheers