Iso Clean Fuses


I just installed the Isoclean fuses in my Marantz SA-11S1 SaCd player. This player has 5 fuses inside. Turned it on and boy did it sound bad. The worst tweek I have ever tried. The highs were gone. In fact the over all volume was reduced! My heart sank. Faintly remembering the info sheet says these fuses have a direction to them, I had hope. Out comes the player from the stand. Fuses pointed in the other direction, now towards tha front of the player. Back in the stand, all connections remade. When i turned off the amp I left the volume at the same level. Power on. Hurray! SET magic sound restored. The crystal clear mids are there and the delicate highs have returned.
These fuses are supposed to be placed following the direction of current. I do not know if I have each circuit fused correctly as I do not have a diagram of the current flow. But in the Marantz the fuse arrow sounds better pointing to the front versus all pointing towards the rear.
So if you try an Isoclean fuse, try it in both directions before deciding if it helps or not.
David Pritchard
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Back and forth 60 times a second in power supply circuits and back and forth from 20 to 20000 times a second in speaker wires. So directionality, even if it exists in wire, makes no difference.

Bob P.
David, there wasn't really any point in starting this thread then. For those who believe that direction makes a difference (or even that fuses make a difference) then no need to remind them. For those who do not believe that direction nor fuses make any difference there is no danger that they will buy one. So what was the point of the original post, if not to solicite opinions on a long past sterile subject?

respectfully, Bob p.