Fuses that matter.

Bryoncunningham, I think in line with European practic, in this chart comma means period and visa versa. Not unexpectedly there are variations; the real question is are these the differences that impact on the sound.

I now use mainly the HiFi Tuning Supreme, of course, but earlier I had carefully compared the first HiFi Tuning with the IsoClean fuses and preferred the IsoCleans, which are now clearly outperformed by HiFI Tuning Supremes. Maybe were I to take the time, I could identify both the early and Supreme HiFi Tuning fuses to assess whether some of these measures would correspond to what I heard.

Geof from Machina Dynamica asked:

"The data also shows measured differences were due to fuse direction. Hel-loooo! What does your intuition tell you about that data? Lol"

I've already stated that back towards the beginning of this thread. See below.

Tootles?

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04-27-12: Mapman
Well, there must be an explanation if a difference is heard.

MAybe the fuse line material is not electronically consistent from end to end resulting in non symmetric electrical properties that come into play when direction is switched?

When a fuse blows, the gap can seemingly occur anywhere,wherever the conductor is "weakest", and commonly towards one end or the other so that would be consistent with this theory.

Mapman, if you can predict the direction correctly and it has a sonic difference, it does not matter what it is and is a matter that scientists might resolve were they to care to bother.

Tbg,

WOuld you agree that there are a lot of ifs and maybes still in this discussion?

Back in grad school, where I did in fact study applied science and even conducted some award winning research, we were taught that the scientific method can be used only to measure support for hypotheses. Nothing is ever proven without a shadow of a doubt. That is why I seldom state anything in absolute terms, even if in my mind I think what I say is in fact true.

Best to not jump to conclusions even if you get the facts right, especially when there is only limited scientific data to support such.

Science alone answers little conclusively. We all have to rely on our intuition to help guide the way to some extent.

So what is it we are arguing about again?

The Believer says to the Skeptic, "You must be deaf.”

The Skeptic says to the Believer, "You must be a fool."

The Engineer says to the Believer, “Where is the evidence?”

The Believer says to the Engineer, “In my ears.”

The Skeptic says to the Believer, “Your ears are failing you.”

The Believer says to the Skeptic, “Your brain is failing you.”

The Philosopher says to the Believer, “Let's use reason.”

The Believer says to the Philosopher, “I am using reason.”

The Skeptic says to the Believer, “So am I.”

The Engineer says to the Philosopher, "We need to find evidence."

The Philosopher says to the Engineer, "I found some right here."

The Engineer says to the Philosopher, "Let's take a look at it."

The Believer says to the Skeptic, “I have to step out for a second.”

The Skeptic says to the Believer, “I'll come with you.”

bc