We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses

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gdhal
I am not a fuse adopter, with digital front end.

By the way, I haven’t read anything herein (could have missed it though) about cases where fuses are not readily accessible and therefore require one to open a factory sealed component and risk voiding the warranty as a result of doing so. Of course if you’re a do-it-yourself person that may be a moot point.

But voiding or potentially voiding a manufacturers warranty is a hell of a price to pay for being stylish.

>>>>Yeah, amazing what audiophiles will go through for better sound! Trust me, you have no idea. Seriously.

mitch2, off topic; I glanced at your rig, very nice! I’m a bit confused, as I see two different speakers indicated as the Ariel 5. I am curious about them and which one is now the reference/main.

(I certainly do not want to sidetrack the entire discussion)

@gdhal,

Most audio components comes standard with IEC Male Chassis Power Plug with inlet fuse holder. That’s the case with my CD player and Streamer.

https://www.parts-express.com/parts-express-iec-ac-power-jack-chassis-mount-with-10a-fuse-holder--09...

My ARC components has a standard screw cap fuse holder.

https://www.parts-express.com/screw-cap-agc-fuse-holder-black--070-610

In both cases, it was super easy to swap out factory installed fuse.

@mitch2, You’re spot on with Merrill amps. If I am not mistaken they comes standard with SR fuses. Merrill only uses premium parts in his amps.

Just to mention the AC fuse in some units, such as my former all tube Woo Audio headphone amp, is located externally where the power cord enters the component. Ditto speaker fuses in my Fultons, external. In my previous player, the world’s most thoroughly modded Oppo 102, I bipassed the fuse with a pure copper slug, figuring what the hell, I’ve already broken any warrantee I might have had. 😛

I am a fuse adopter, with a digital front end. After the improvement, I replaced the fuse in my integrated. (this is beginning to sound like a 12 step program).

As far as voiding a warranty, come on. I grew up in a household where most of the work was done by ourselves, from repairing cars to opening up HiFi gear and TVs and replacing fuses, tubes, dials, belts, etc. If we couldn’t get it to work, then we called on a neighbor and if that didn’t work, we called an electrician, who was the guy down the street or a friend in the business.

All the best,
Nonoise