Determining current flow to install "audiophile" fuses.

George wrote,

"Let just say GK your bu****it is correct and that it is directional, do you honestly believe that you have the "Golden Ears" to be able to pick it up with just 1/2" of wire.

Then sunshine, what about all the feet of copper tracks of the circuit board itself, are you going to turn them around too so they are in the right direction as well!!! VOODOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

As I’ve stated on many occasions all wire is directional by virtue of the physical asymmetry placed on it when it is pulled through the final die. Thus ANY wire anywhere in the system is directional and best sound from a component will be achieved if whoever put the thing together was cognizant of wire directionality and ensured that all wiring was installed in the correct direction.

As for your example of the copper traces used in printed circuit boards I’ll take your word for it they are "wire" and not some sort of chemical etching or lamination that is not directional. But let’s say for the sake of argument that the internal wiring in a component is all hand wired point to point, without any circuit boards. Then yes, attention should be paid to directionality for all internal wiring - at least all the wire in the signal path. Make sense?

Cheers,

geoff kait @ machinadynamica.com
No goats no glory

George, I take it you're forfeiting?  Excellent move.

cheerios

Thanks Almarg, your recommendations are always appreciated.
Power in NYS is pretty stable, so there is less difference than folks on the West Coast where I have been told line voltage varies considerably during the day (actually, it was told to me by SMc).
I actually listened to the system for 3 days with the fuses oriented in one direction, so I was sure I was hearing the changes of what I thought I heard. I am pretty analytic by nature and have a good memory for sound, if that makes sense. When I was sure of what I noticed, I then moved the fuse to the opposite direction. It was apparent that there was a difference in sound quality and it was very evident.
I will take your advice, though, and try reversing them using the same music, at the same loudness, etc. in order to be as non-judgemental as possible.
Though, I will say that, yes, fuses do change the color of the music. In my case, it was dramatic.