Listen to yourself GK.
You are certifiable, and should be committed asap.
Cheers George
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?
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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. |
geoffkait No!! just over your VOODOO bu****it trying to make yourself a guru with the gullible here, even though your technically inept. Or maybe your just shilling for a fuse manufacturer. Without any documented evidence of directionality proof on fuses from the manufacturer, which I asked many times for you to post a link to. Cheers George |
Once again, Geoff, Your excluding shielded designs from the discussion is a bit of a strawman, since the vast majority of cables are shielded and therefore have directionality "mandated" by the shield connection, which I’d hazard a guess has a random relationship with the orientation of the signal wire’s directionality in cables from most manufacturers. Of course, one can reverse the connection of shielded cables with (electrical) impunity. Assuming a 50% chance of randomly assembled wire being oriented consistently with the shield’s gounding scheme, one is still faced with the choice of experimenting with orientation, and I’d be the last person to stop someone from experimenting. Fuse directionality? Knock your socks off. As implied earlier however, the experiment needs some controls, and one of them I didn't see mentioned was simply removing and reinstalling the fuse in the SAME orientation. It's entirely possible that the act of removing/installing a fuse slightly alters the contact pressure and this is what people are reporting. I already covered my risk tolerance with respect to these fuses in another thread, but suffice it to say, Roger Modjewski's comments carry some weight with me and support my approach - irrespective of whether they're being used in an AC or DC application. Cheers, Thom @ Galibier Design |
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