geoffkait
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| Fuses that matter. Almarg, you said,"The assessment was conducted in a sufficiently disciplined manner to rule out the possibility of misperception, placebo effect, or self-reinforcing mass hallucination..."The problem here, methinks, is that you assume that nobody ... | |
| Fuses that matter. Purity of metal, yes, and type of metal, whether the metal is alloyed with gold, whether the conductor is solid core or stranded, the geometry of the conductor (e.g., twisted pairs), the diameter (gauge) of the conductor, the color of the cable ja... | |
| Fuses that matter. The assumption that differences in resistance are (solely) responsible for fuse directionality is most likely a false assumption, a strawman argument as it were. As would the assumption that differences in capacitance, if any are measurable, are (... | |
| Fuses that matter. Audiofeil, That's uncalled for. This is an audio forum, where sharing experiences is the primary objective and desire. I notice you have a pronounced tendency not to participate in meaningful discussions, choosing instead to fire off your usual sn... | |
| Fuses that matter. One possibility why differences in fuse direction might be difficult to detect is that the speakers and/or other components that have fuses must be addressed as well. For example, if a given system has eight fuses and only two fuses are replaced w... | |
| Fuses that matter. I probably mentioned this before but if you have the original stock fuses in the component you can play the old reverse the fuse direction game to squeeze some more out of the system. All you need is a good set of ears. If the component has only o... | |
| Fuses that matter. Wrm57, The glass fuses sounded hard and edgy? Hmmmm, that's interesting, that's what fuses sound like when they're installed in the wrong direction. | |
| Fuses that matter. "Well, if this is an issue of lower voltage drop or microphonics then I will pass, since my amp has line/load regulated power supply while case is made of solid billet of aluminum - not likely to vibrate."Well, at least not at high frequencies. | |
| Fuses that matter. 04-29-12: BryoncunninghamHere are the putative explanations I've been able to find for why a fancy fuse might improve sound quality...1. Lower DC resistance2. Less voltage drop3. Lower microphonics4. More conductive materials5. Better electrical c... | |
| Fuses that matter. Audiofeel, have you given any consideration to a long cold shower? | |
| Fuses that matter. It should be pretty clear that if you ask people what they think about controversial tweaks you're going to get a variety of responses. It should also be pretty obvious that Skeptics will always respond something to the effect, it can't possibly w... | |
| Fuses that matter. Almarg - Positive results don't mean anything to Skeptics, that much I agree with. Since it's probably true that anyone who hasn't tried one of these controversial devices, like aftermarket fuses, will be Skeptical of them - who wouldn't be? But f... | |
| Fuses that matter. The problem with the argument that "innumerable" people, even experts, are wrong is that there only needs to be one person, expert or not,that is right to prove the thing works. There are obviously many reasons why someone might not get the expect... | |
| Fuses that matter. It might be worth mentioning that this whole fuse directionality issue suggests a deeper, perhaps more disturbing problem, the inherent problem with all wires - they are all directional. The wiring in amps, interconnects, speakers, cd players, etc... | |
| Fuses that matter. Since the aftermarket fuses and cables come with arrows, there is obviously a predetermined method the manufacturers employ to control directionality during fabrication. This method most likely involves keeping track of the wire during the entire ... |