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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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stanwal
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I can think of no reason for one end of a fuse to be different than the other and have never heard any suggestion that they are directional. The quote sounds like gibberish to me. How does the current know anything about the orientation of the fuse? There would have to be an "arrow" on the fuse itself as well as the fuse holder if they were directional, I have never seen one on either.
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stanwal
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I have never heard it said that Audiophile fuses have direction and I haven't seen arrows on them either. How are you suppose to know which way the arrow is to be pointed if there was one. Please explain why YOU think they are directional; "They" can say anything. They question wasn't whether fuses can make a difference but whether the orientation made a difference. Even in the unlikely event that it did I don't see how it could be predicted in advance if the construction of the fuse is symmetrical.
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stanwal
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I searched long and hard for the source of the quote in the original post and finally found it. It is on page 963 of THE FENG SHUI OF FUSE HOLDERS by Hugh G. Lyar [sec. ed.]. Seriously, I have known audiophiles to obsess over fuses; a friend substitutes MAGNETS for his fuses, others use lengths of exotic wire. Of course these give no protection but that is life on the cutting edge. I defected to the blunt side years ago myself.
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stanwal
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Things can travel faster than light, EPR effects are instantaneous as noted above. Space can expand much faster than light as well. The Special Theory forbids the sending of SIGNALS faster than light. Quantum entanglement applies only to certain types of particle pairs where the values are indeterminant and the causing of one to take a value causes the other to take the other no matter the distance between them. The full implication of quantum theory are far from clear but I somehow doubt if the ability to tune up your stereo system over the phone, whether or not it is on, is one of them. This service is actually offered buy an Audiogon advertiser.
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