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Galileo.

started the observational nature of modern science. Taking the ancient words that a heavier object would fall faster than a lighter one was disproved by direct observation by him.

Same thing is occurring here. Dismissing another's observation simply because there is no "logic" to it is simply not part of the modern scientific method. The correct method is to determine if you can duplicate the effect. If you can "hear" the effect, then an investigation into the causality should be mounted.

I can hear the effect, although admittedly I do notice the fuse must be run for about 15 minutes before the effect can be replicable ( new Buss fuses being used for the test). The effect is independent of the initial orientation, BTW. One orientation has a sharper quicker response, and the other sounds a bit more "euphonic": softer and smoother. Your response will depend on what you are looking for your musical presentation, of course.

I have taken fuses apart carefully examining them for asymmetry. Nothing comes immediately visible, except the questions on how they are assembled. Still there are many questions unanswered in regards to the methodology and materials employed in the construction.

Like you, I do not believe in voodoo effects. I firmly believe there are many small although often audible causalities which can effect sound. It does take a lot of painstaking research and investigate to investigate every facet, however, and sometimes it is easier to simply to accept the fact a certain action can create change rather than to trace it to the nth degree to get a complete understanding.

One of the most interesting items in this respect was the original Mod Squad Tip Toes: the pointed aluminum cones they made. Long ago I walked into Steve McCormack's little house on the Leucadia beachfront and he showed me this little contraption. Originally designed simply to anchor speakers more securely through a carpet, Steve hands me a n couple sets of these cones and says to try it under audio components claiming that it made a difference to many users. I took them hoe and tried it and indeed it made a difference.

The store I worked for ended up selling many hundreds of these cones and later when I revisited Steve, I asked him how it worked. He shrugged and told me that he had taken them up to Caltech and demonstrated to some of the engineering staff, and when asked for an explanation and was told that a grant for maybe 100,000 dollars could yield an explanation. He politely declined their offer and said the fact that worked for him was good enough.

Check the archives. The effect has been written up about many times by many individuals. You can call it a placebo, but have you actually tried it, or better yet gather a bunch of friends together and take off a cover off an amp and experiment with one orientation and then another. That way you could employ truly blind test.


Stu

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