Martin

Sometimes I wonder whether you read what you write.  I certainly wonder whether you read what I write. 
A few posts ago we established that a fuse cannot enhance the system.  Anticipating a comment like the one quoted above, I specifically re-asked the question.
The best fuse is accordingly no fuse.  No fuse is the absolute ultimate off-the-chart platinum standard best fuse you can try
(Or have you changed your mind, and are you now saying that I could enhance my french mains arrangements if I found a way to add fuses because they are better than mere mains cable?)

My experiment describes comparing an ordinary fuse  with no fuse, the very best fuse there is. 

The result was the same - no difference.  And no surprise.  No smoke.  No mirrors.  Just rational experimentation.

Are you confident that if I gave you 5 identical mains leads, some with ordinary fuses, and some with a specialist fuse of your choice fitted, and you didn't know which fuse was in which lead, that you could reliably identify them by plugging them in to whatever you like and listening to whatever and however you like?  Label the leads 1-5 and fit fuses on a roll of the dice.  Even number = ordinary fuse.  Odd number = designer fuse.  How long would a demonstration of your ability to identify which leads had a designer fuse in take?  I accept you and others hear differences when you listen.  But I accept that what any of us hear is influenced by many factors. 

There's only one thing for it - a black-tie men only event of course ...

Mine's the short one. It's January after all

LOL you won't be able to hold back dude they are going mental over the pond about this.

Its an easy trial, get a headphone amplifier of note and a bunch of fuses (most have a fused iec inlet) swap fuses and listen, easy. 

In the words of Catherine Tate, "do I look bothered?"

What a great idea!

I sort of agree, but (believe it or not) I'm mellowing.  I share Wonky and Spica's view that its harmless enough and I wouldn't want to spoil anybody's fun.  I'm fine with people hearing a difference themselves and enjoying all their gadgets and gizmos.  It clearly makes the hobby for them.

You are of course absolutely right that there is a certain defensiveness against any idea of proving anything - as though to move beyond mere personal subjective enjoyment and actually demonstrate something, would somehow sully the whole experience and leave it forever tarnished.  This is fine if you are buying.  More open to suggestions of snake oil if you are selling.  But I think trading standards are clearly pretty laid back on this.  My guys still prefer to reassure themselves as best they can with reasonably bias-free testing of any claims.

I get a tad more defensive when the pseudo-science justifications after the fact come along, particularly when there is an implication that those who listen and find no difference either haven't bothered to try (not true) or have inferior hearing ***(very subjectivist - since our listening experience is clearly intensely personal and unshareable - unless you properly test it in a bias free manner).  Dismissing the idea ( in the face of countless studies to the contrary) that the explanation may not be "objectivists" deafness or dogma, but the fact that there is nothing "shareable" to hear.  And having worked a while in this racket, for businesses concerned to be objectively sure that differences were real, I am comfortable with the idea that you CAN prove a lot of these things.  If you want to.

There is no need to prove anything when its your hobby.  Hear what you hear and enjoy it.  But I find the things that could be proved (or made reasonable proper scientific sense anyway) more enduring and less prone to fad - in the manner of Martins life-changing experience with the DC blocker that faded away.

*** actually I have very good hearing - measured.  Just had my final ENT consultation (I hope) including a booth hearing test.  My left ear (which I had had the troubles with) was 20:20 and my right ear was just 6db down at 14Khz and 18Khz - but I could still hear those frequencies. Not bad for 56!!

And I always have a short fuse in January

You have a manner with throw-away comments that are designed to infuriate. It just makes me realise that you're not worth the effort, so I will no longer bother with your cod-scientific bollocks, your 'electrician mate behind the scenes' and your so-called industry experience. Your opinions are all bluster yet you offer not a shred of believable personal experience. My opinion is that your system is simply incapable of resolving to a sufficient level.

I have explained exactly why I needed a DC blocker then and no longer need one now.

As for the measurements debate, bring it on. As soon as someone has worked out how to measure the difference between a system that images behind the plane of the speakers and one that images in front? How about soundstage width? Or perhaps can explain why making a subtle change brings the backing vocals slightly to the fore at the expense of the Mellotron stage-left. No, I didn't think so.

I don't buy the SR fuse explanations, either, but they definitely do something interesting. When someone works out how to measure that difference, we will all benefit.

How can you have an opinion of a system you have never heard?

It matters not to me one bit, but to be honest, I have been waiting for the words in the quote to appear for quite some time. 
I am happy people are enjoying these fuses, but I don't feel the need to try one (or many) myself. I would rather buy more vinyl.