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Post Subject: Effect of fuses and wire in generalPosted by drdna on: 9/30/2021
With the talk about fuses, I think I'll chime in to mention that I did several years ago a lot of experimentation with different metals and their effect on sound, which was based on listening sessions with myself and a group of music lovers and musicians. Any metal that could be obtained as a wire was tested, and the effect was quite noticeable, to the extent that I would consider metal type as a significant design choice. The results I posted quite some time back on this forum for any one who is interested. As a result I replaced all speaker wire, interconnect and wire of internal components, primarily with palladium. There were many surprises like the unpalatable sound of platinum and the excellent sound of tungsten. If it were possible to solder tungsten I might have used it more widely, but as I relegate its use as speaker wire for my subwoofers where it produces excellent results.
It is timely in reference to Romy's recent conjecture about a sense of contentment. While Romy has said it is due to his psychological stress in scrutinizing the components' sound as the maker, I will reserve judgment on any observations any of us can make about our internal subconscious processes. The observation is important, but as to "Why?" -- who knows!
In this regard, I can make the comparison of tungsten like copper wire that provides a sense of contentment, while palladium is like the real object casting a shadow we see in mixed silver/gold wire.Rerurn to Romy the Cat's Site