Synergistic Red Fuse ...

charles 1dad                                                        12/30/2016

" Audio truly is a mixture of science and engineering principles but art as well."

Well said Sir Charles.

The art you mention can only be gained from experience ( hard work, trial and error and a fanatical desire to succeed ). I would estimate that 35% of success in audio is based on book learning, while 65% is attributable to experience. Book learning is essential and provides the foundation for development but it is the additional specialized knowledge gained from experience (blood, sweat and tears)  in the field that elevates the winners.

Allow me to draw your attention to some of the conclusions found on the data sheets of HiFi Tuning, manufacturer of the HiFi Tuning fuses.

o Aftermarket fuses gave the best results for conductivity and HiFi Tuning cryogenically treated fuses gave the best results of all fuses tested.

o Aftermarket fuses almost always tested and sounded better than stock fuses. [Editor’s note: a stock fuse in the correct direction could sound better than an aftermarket fuse in the wrong direction and a stock fuse that’s been cryogenically treated could sound better than an aftermarket fuse that hasn’t been treated.]

o Fuses with smaller dimensions were found to sound better than fuses of the same value with larger dimensions.

o Fuses (both stock and aftermarket) from different manufacturers sounded different. We attribute that sonic difference to different materials used in the due wire and contact points and or different purity of the same material in the various fuses tested. The (obvious) differences in sonic results of various fuses of the same value could not be completely explained by the measurements, which were relatively small.

o There is a measureable difference in directionality of fuses of around 5% for all types of fuses.

have a nice new year

geoff kait
machina dynamica

If it's measurable can you provide the measurements please?  

And almarg, I believe I can solve the mystery.  It's called confirmation bias. 

 
analogluvr
If it's measurable can you provide the measurements please?

analogluvr
And almarg, I believe I can solve the mystery. It's called confirmation bias.

Analgluber, thanks for asking. HiFi Tuning data sheets at,

http://www.hifi-tuning.com/pdf/wlfr.eng.pdf

How does one measure confirmation bias?

have a nice new year