Are Fuses in Plugs Directional ?

[Given]

Just been on the Green Forum and in their lounge there is a post about changing plug fuses.
The poster said that the treble was much smoother after changing the direction of the fuse..i.e 180 degrees
I think he is an OCD type personally ...disects every nuance of his system...listens to the equipment type
Any of you lot tried it ?
Personally I think it's absolute Foo of the highest ...laughable order
But is there scientific proof ?

 

[paulfromcamden]

No.

 

[simon g]

I like a bit of foo myself, but directional fuses? Total and complete nonsense.

 

[cobbers]

For AC voltage

 

[Mick P]

Some people could convince themselves that wiping a fuse with say vinegar or shoe polish will improve the sound immensely. We all know it's ludicrous but on the other hand if they convince themselves that it is so - where's the harm other than to their wallet. Let them wallow in self delusion.

 

[Darren L]

No

 

[Alex N]

Hopefully an electrician on a Bussmann’s holiday will reply…

 

[Barrymagrec]

This type of stupidity is one of the reasons Hi Fi has a reputation for attracting nut jobs.

 

[Given]

I mean it's just a wire rod ......doe's it have a positive and a negative....

 

[Dave Cattlin]

I tried it back in my Naim days and found there was a repeatable difference

 

[Joe]

I tried it back in my Naim days and found there was a repeatable difference

Tried what ?

 

[Eoin]

For goodness sake.

No

 

[MVV]

Tried what ?

Wiping it with vinegar or shoe polish.

 

[paulfromcamden]

Some people could convince themselves that wiping a fuse with say vinegar or shoe polish will improve the sound immensely. We all know it's ludicrous but on the other hand if they convince themselves that it is so - where's the harm other than to their wallet. Let them wallow in self delusion.

I like this copy for an Audio Magic(!) fuse containing beeswax.

Audio Magic uses Beeswax here instead of the normal anti-vibration fluid, yielding a very organic flavor ... the organic, liquid sound is too good to ignore.

They stop short of claiming it has a sweet, honeyed soundstage that's creating a real buzz but I'm pretty sure they're winding us up.

 

[paul darwin]

They absolutely are ............. if you are selling them, absolutely not if you have any common sense.........

 

[madmike]

I have some phono connectors by cambridge audio and they have direction indicators....presumably the same logic, or lack thererof applies?

 

[Eoin]

[——]

That’s what it looks like. Two caps. Wire. Soldered. Ceramic tube encased.

Have you tried aligning the amp with magnetic north? I tried true north but it didn’t seem right.

 

[Eoin]

I have some phono connectors by cambridge audio and they have direction indicators....presumably the same logic, or lack thererof applies?

Some of the interconnects have shielding connected at one end only so they’re not strictly symmetrical.

The fuse though..

 

[Given]

The poster also said on the Naim forum fuse thread that he is also going to take his 500 series equipment apart to check the fuses are indeed in the right direction...internally on the boards....

 

[Juancho]

I have some phono connectors by cambridge audio and they have direction indicators....presumably the same logic, or lack thererof applies?

Not the same logic necessarily. Some pseudo balanced phono leads have the screen connected at one end (normally the source)