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Thread: My recent experiences with synegistic research fuses

  1. #11
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    I have 3 phonophisie ( i think thats the spelling) fuses in my system that have stayed in it for five years in various components.

    I look at fuses like mains leads or balanced mains.....once purchased they are part of your systems architecture.

    Aint blown one yet!!!

  2. #12
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    Have had 3 SR Blues in the main components of my setup for over a year, just make things sound better and fuses only blow if there’s something wrong with your kit in the first place...

    Just sayin.
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    Oi lurves a nice wee 'fancy fuse', me...

    LDRs, cadmium, and 'fancy fuses' ROOL OK, ya bass

    Gather together folks and do the Fancy-Fuse Foxtrot

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    some ex dem in audioemotion . i always thought a fuse was a safety device,

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    Quote Originally Posted by gwernaffield View Post
    some ex dem in audioemotion . i always thought a fuse was a safety device,
    A fuse is a safety device, but if a fuse doesn’t meet the requirements of BS1362, there’s a chance it won’t be very safe at all.
    Engineers: fixing problems you didn't know you had in ways you don't understand.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Beobloke View Post
    A fuse is a safety device, but if a fuse doesn’t meet the requirements of BS1362, there’s a chance it won’t be very safe at all.
    +1

    I wouldn’t touch half of these audiophile fuses with a barge pole.

  7. #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by Beobloke View Post
    A fuse is a safety device, but if a fuse doesn’t meet the requirements of BS1362, there’s a chance it won’t be very safe at all.
    I'd be more worried of the danger of Mrs Mutt finding out how much I paid for some fuses!

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    I tried a Black as a replacement for an internal fuse in a headamp. Bigger gains than mains fuses I thought. Still use it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimbo View Post
    Mike which cables / equipment have best responded to the use of ferrites?
    Er, ferrite chokes ?
    They are on everything else, not the system
    Freeview box
    Amazon Firestick
    Postable phones
    This laptop PSU
    Fridge
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    Any 6 way adaptor in the house ans who knows what might be plugged in
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    Quote Originally Posted by Discopants View Post
    You should add it to your system signature Mike
    Never thought.
    Wonder what else I forgot ......
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