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Determining current flow to install "audiophile" fuses.

There are 4 fuses in my Odyssey Stratos amp. I recently returned some AMR fuses because they rolled off the highs and lows a little too much for me. Mids were excellent though. Anyway, I'm getting ready to try the Hi-Fi Tuning Classic Gold fuses, as they are on clearance now for $10/ea. Are they any good? However, I have read that they are a directional fuse? Can anyone confirm this? If that is the case, does anyone know the current flow for the Odyssey Stratos? Or, does anyone know how figure out current flow by opening up the top and looking at the circuitry? 


jsbach1685

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davidpritchard
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To Atmosphere:

As a long time manufacturer of amplifiers and pre- amplifiers I hope you will share in detail the feedback your customers have conveyed to you concerning which fuses improved the sound and which did not. 

I think this information would be especially useful to the OTL community to which you and I belong. My amp is an Eddie Current Zana Deux - tube based , as are your OTL products. Your providing this information does not constitute a manufacturer's endorsement. 

David Pritchard
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I do hope jsbach will give a sonic report on how his new fuses sound and if he heard a difference in the direction they are installed.

I personally enjoy evaluating and trying new products. I do not hesitate to return them if they do not improve my system's sound. I also give the seller my observations on the changes I noticed. I have found most of the seller's to appreciate the feedback. 

Maybe Australian audiophiles are more insecure than audiophiles raised in Texas. There is always someone in line at the return counter at the Walmarts in Texas!

David Pritchard
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