We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses

danvignau

I am fascinated by the directionality arguments concerning fuses.  Did proponents of this idea forget that our electronics are powered by alternating current?

This has been explained by fuse advocates many times in this thread and others. Of course, you're free to reject the reasoning. But to pretend that it hasn't been provided is disingenuous.

@cleeds 

I'd be appreciative if you could/would answer the following questions.

How does fuse and/or wire directionality change your "enjoyment" of listening to music?

Please speculate, in what way should someone else, such as myself, expect to benefit if fuses and/or wire is oriented correctly?

Thank you.

gdhal

@cleeds I’d be appreciative if you could/would answer the following questions.

How does fuse and/or wire directionality change your "enjoyment" of listening to music?

I don’t know. I’ve never experimented with wire directionality, with the exception of RCA ICs that have the outer shield connected at only one end. But most reasonable people would probably agree that can make a difference.

Please speculate, in what way should someone else, such as myself, expect to benefit if fuses and/or wire is oriented correctly?

I’m not sure. If this is something that especially interests you, you might want to give it a try, and then report back. But as you previously acknowledged, your strong expectation bias might color the result. Still, it might be worth a try.

Thank you,

@cleeds

A primary reason I’ve never experimented with reversing fuses is that I don’t know how to conduct a listening test that would allow me to quickly switch back and forth between the two orientations. I think being able to do that is a prerequisite for a valid listening test. As for cables, most of my ICS are either balanced or have an outer shield connected at only one end, so it’s not practical to reverse those. That leaves me with speaker cables but again, how could I quickly switch between two orientations? I’d need some kind of switcher and then long lengths of speaker cable that I could cut in half, and then connect to the switcher with one option reversed. That’s more work than I’m likely to undertake.