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Will there be any 'Arrow' mark in a Fuse holder?

Hi Everybody, I am new to this Forum. Please clarify that,

Will there be any 'Arrow' mark in a fuse holder to show

the direction to fix a fuse? Will all type of fuses have

'Arrow' mark? I need the advices to upgrade the fuses.

In one of a forum, I read the following 'Message'as follows:-

"The fuse has to be parallel to the overall direction of the sine waves coming from the wall socket and into you audio gear. If they enter at an unusually steep angle, the top (or bottom) peaks and throughs will get clipped off or attenuated and you will get jagged or almost square waves in you signal. The resulting SQ will be harsh and grating to the ears. Prolonged usage may damage the speaker coils as well."

So, friends,please give me a clear picture to replace a

'fuse' in my Preamp and DAC. Thank you.

Regards,

Rhapsodi.
rhapsodi

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sebrof
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"It always amazes me that people will not just try changing the direction and seeing if it makes a difference."

It always amazes me that people are amazed that other people won't try every little trick they read on the internet.
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I don't know how some of you guys sleep at night knowing full well that statistically 50% of your resistors were installed backwards at the factory.
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>>Simply_q: "Because I'm a human being. And like all other human beings, I'm just as susceptible to perceiving differences even when none exist in any actual physical sense."
Yup, pretty well documented that the human mind is real good at tricking its owner. No mystery at all. In fact, hearing a difference or not hearing a difference is pretty much what is supposed to happen, depending on your POV going in, whether there is a change or not.

>>tbg: "It always amazes me that people will not just try changing the direction and seeing if it makes a difference."
But people who say they hear a difference never confirm with a blind test. It's so easy to pull the fuse, toss it up in the air so you don't know which way it's facing, install and listen. Nobody seems to do this, and based on what we know about the way we perceive the world around us this amazes me.

You guys who say that those who have never tried do not know. I agree. But those of you who have tried and have heard do not know either...just my opinion.
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Geoffkait: "The subject matters to the "skeptics" only to the extent that it's another opportunity to suggest that blind tests would *prove* the damned thing doesn't work."

Actually, in my case I'm looking for proof that it does work. There's nothing that I have seen to suggest to me that changing the direction of a fuse will change the sound. Based on that I think it makes perfect sense for me to automatically assume that "the damned thing doesn't work" as you put it.
My integrated has a fuse holder at the back, so I can access the fuse without opening the case. Tonight I'll swap the fuse around and see if I hear a difference.

Are you guys talking about the AC mains fuse?
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