Fuse Direction for Pass Labs Amp and Preamp

@atmasphere -

     Perhaps I should have said, "That's why there have been so many theories and theorems."

                                                               ie:                                                                                     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_electromagnetic_theory

     Many folks are still wrestling with the High School level understanding, of shoving electrons around, in a conductor.

     Such that do, are still stuck with theories proposed in the 1800s.

     To help you understand the difference between a hypothesis and a theory, a copy/paste from another post:

     The goal of the Scientific Method: to answer WHY observed phenomena occur.

                           The steps of the scientific method include:

         1) asking a QUESTION about something you observe.

         2) doing background research to learn what is already known about the topic.

         3) constructing a, "hypothesis".

         4) experimenting or testing the hypothesis.

         5) OBSERVING the results

         6)ANALYZING the data from the experiment and drawing CONCLUSIONS*.

   ttps://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/scientific-method-steps     

     When one of the Sciences runs into a phenomena, for which it hasn't yet figured out a method of testing (experimenting) the HYPOTHESIS, or: can't yet understand (analyze) whatever data might been found during experimentation, there can be no categorical, answer* to the question, "WHY?", and a, "THEORY" is proposed.

             *Without definite conclusions, there can be no categorical answers.

           "I suspect you might mean 'hypothesis' rather than theory."

I can't believe i spend money on Netflix when there's all this free comedy!

I thank everyone for a little spring in your step.. I thought I was going to fall into a coma these last couple of months.. :-) LOL

From Kimber about Kimber KAPs:

"All values of Kimber Kap have a red lead at one end. The red lead should go towards the +DC voltage, or away from the –DC voltage. In coupling (DC Blocking) applications the red lead is the signal output end (it will be the same as the +side of an electrolytic capacitor in this position). In a loudspeaker crossover, the red lead should go towards the drive unit + terminal.

The capacitors can be used safely in either direction but the marking indicates which way will minimise hum pickup."

This can be figured out with 99% of NP caps. Kimber just realizes some measurements aren’t accounted for in the OLDER "this is how it works" crowd. Does it make a difference? I repeat from KIMBER. "indicates which way will minimize hum pickup.".

It’s showing where the outside of the film wrap is. Kimber seems to think there is a direction in a NON directional cap. :-) I just happen to agree with the manufacture too. Stealth Caps work VERY well in the right direction. I just installed a set in the Cary and added Deulund .01 bypass (in the right direction).. The umbilical cable was replaced with Kimber and I rewired both preamp and power supply in the right direction. It was wired in both direction from the factory. It’s not now. How does it sound?. Like it need 200 hours to break in.

BTW I’m running my monitors at 12 ohms (static). 400Gan for the summer. What a nice sounding amp.

It’s things like OP’s question that give audiophiles a bad name.

It’s pretty simple.  First you try it dis way.  Then you try it dat way.  Den you might even consider dat other way.