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Reasonably Priced Fuse Upgrade for Magnepan 3.7?

Hey everyone,

I recently acquired some Magnepan 3.7 speakers and wanted to start tweaking them, so I ordered some Mundorf M-Resist Supreme 1.0 ohm Resistors for $23 each, but I can't seem to find any hifi fuses that are reasonable priced.  Seems like hifi fuses start around $100 each, I need 4 fuses, and I don't want to spend $400 on a whim.  Can anyone recommend some fuse upgrades that are reasonably priced, maybe around $20 each?

Looks like I need two 2.5A fuses and two 5A fuses, large size.  I'd prefer not to bypass the fuses, so let's not get into that debate here... =)

Thanks!
Chris
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georgehifi
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cjwessing
 I can't seem to find any hifi fuses that are reasonable priced. Seems like hifi fuses start around $100 each, I need 4 fuses, and I don't want to spend $400 on a whim. Can anyone recommend some fuse upgrades that are reasonably priced, maybe around $20 each?

If getting these, get ones that have a 30 day return, try them out, and compare them to good quality $2 industry fuses from here. 
https://www.digikey.com/products/en/circuit-protection/fuses/139?k=Glass%20Fuses

Better still, put some copper wire in place of your fuse and don't overdrive your speaker, many speakers (even planers and ESL's) don't have fuses. 

Cheers George
  
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geoffkait
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Of the fifteen or so high end fuses listed on The Cable Company fuse page most are less than $50. We already know the new Gold and Silver cryod Brimar fuse is only $35. Come on, people, most high end fuses are not (rpt not) expensive. Let’s get real. Save the $2 off the shelf fuses for your boom box.
rodman99999
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@georgehifi - " Better still, put some copper wire in place of your fuse and don’t overdrive your speaker, many speakers (even planers and ESL’s) don’t have fuses." Better yet(what I’ve always done with Maggies, while installing WBT 5 ways), unscrew the Magnepan input plate and just bypass all the fuse holders and jumper screw terminals. A simple procedure, that eliminates all the steel and crappy conductors/connections, in the signal path. Of course then, clean/adequate power and judicious volume control use, become hard and fast rules(as you mentioned).
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gdhal
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I wasn't aware a fuse can be upgraded. It either conducts electricity and works to its rated amperage, voltage, slow/fast blow and so on or not. What is there to upgrade?
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nonoise
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No, not again. 
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