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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Beside my clients I knew many people who already used it. My sceptical thoughts made me wait so long.

My sceptical thoughts were based on nothing. Because I never tested it. Ronald Kemp gave me several times fuses to test. But I never wanted them to test. And now I have to admit that it was a big mistake of me not have tested it earlier.

It is not a substantial difference, because in audio you have many of these. No....it makes a big improvement.

Some clients of mine became even irritated why manufacturers use cheap fuses who cost about 10 dollar cent. I even contacted a few to talk about it.

They said; we know it can make a good difference but we create a source or amp based on the all the costs we have to pay.

Even when you would spend the same money on a better interconnect you are not able to get this advantage. This was what many of my clients said to me.

Audio is always about comparing and what will I get for improvement for the money I spend. And in my perspective you need to give each client the best improvement for the money they spend.

It doesn't matter how it is created, you want them to get the best for the money possible!

The Maxiimus is the same. When I use a number a person knows well I first let him hear the song without the Maxiimus and after this the same song with the Maxiimus. This difference is so big, even people get irritated. They say; how can I go listening to mu music without it.

This is an example that the device sells itself. And that is what the best fuses do as well.

Beside the good stuff I still find that over 95% of all products in audio shops are not worth the money. This screws the audio market for many people. It creates sceptical people and I understand why.

In the Netherlands there are some brands who say to shops that they are not allowed to sell some brands. This is getting more common, this is a big concern I think.

Let your own ears do the work, and you will find out what it does for you.
Not that it has anything to do with this thread but how does the Maximus work?
Lol Your test procedure is even more complicated than The Amazing Randi’s Million Dollar Challenge test procedure and that’s saying something. If you’re so high on your test why not do it yourself? Let us know how it works out.
Now I understand. The ability to hear differences between fuses and between directionality of fuses is limited to those having paranormal abilities.  Maybe Randi's test should have been to choose the best sounding between two fuses, without hearing them.

I can also understand how listening to two fuses and choosing which one sounds better would be a "complicated" procedure to someone who possesses a supernatural ability to intrinsically and immediately select the better sounding fuse.  

I don't do it myself because I don't hear a discernable difference between fuses, but I am open to trying to understand, just not so open to BS.
Mapman wrote,

"Expectation bias expectation bias is no doubt a factor. I did the audiophile fuse thing recently with a synergistic red fuse in my arc sp 16 recently using a fuse given to me to try. I thought I heard some difference with that versus stock fuse at first but could not be certain after repeated tries. Reversing directions did nothing. I wanted to hear something but did not feel compelled to having been given the fuse."

Your lack of success with the Red fuse and with fuse directionality is duly noted.


Mitch wrote,

"I don't do it myself because I don't hear a discernable difference between fuses, but I am open to trying to understand, just not so open to BS."

Your inability to discern differences between fuses and presumably to discern differences in fuse direction is duly noted.