Determining current flow to install "audiophile" fuses.


There are 4 fuses in my Odyssey Stratos amp. I recently returned some AMR fuses because they rolled off the highs and lows a little too much for me. Mids were excellent though. Anyway, I'm getting ready to try the Hi-Fi Tuning Classic Gold fuses, as they are on clearance now for $10/ea. Are they any good? However, I have read that they are a directional fuse? Can anyone confirm this? If that is the case, does anyone know the current flow for the Odyssey Stratos? Or, does anyone know how figure out current flow by opening up the top and looking at the circuitry? 


jsbach1685
Not that difficult to figure out but guessing since you are asking you're not too knowledgeable about electronics. Likely can't tell by just popping the lid and you'd need a meter. I'm sure Odyssey will give you the orientation if you ask. Not sure on the HiFi Tuning fuses but the SR Fuses are definitely directional and the lettering on the fuse is the direction of flow; just like reading text. If you're unsure I'd do one fuse at a time to make sure you get it right, which will take some time as they need time to cook to settle in.

I would bet that if you snuck into a "fuse-centric" audiophile's listening room and reversed all the fuses exactly nobody would know…the fun part starts when years later you tell 'em about it. 
Wolfman wrote,

"I would bet that if you snuck into a "fuse-centric" audiophile’s listening room and reversed all the fuses exactly nobody would know…the fun part starts when years later you tell ’em about it."

Actually, it would be the skeptic who wouldn’t be able to hear the difference if you snuck into his room and reversed his cheap stock fuses. You know, since 50% of his cheap stock fuses are inserted in the wrong direction to begin with. Thus reversing them all would result in, you guessed it, 50% of the fuses would still be in the wrong direction. And the sound would be just as bad as it was in the first place. The fun starts.....now!

I heard back from Klaus at Odyssey Audio:

[Current flow] "from the center of the board outward."

For Stratos owners who have not yet opened the hood, you will know what he means...

Anyone have any experience with HiFi Tuning Classic Gold fuses? I'm looking for specific experiences with the Classic Gold only. Anything from Silver on up is too salty for me right now :-)