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Hello,

I just installed new electonics and tested them on my Maggie 3.5 speakers. Sounded great until I blew both fuses with the tweeters (my son turneed the volume up beyond what I'd listen to - the tweeters are OK still - not harmed).
Does anybody know if the new Maggie 3.7 or old 20.1 will go louder in the tweeter range without blowing fuses?

Best wishes,
Chris
nottop
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This might appear silly, but is your amp powerful enough?
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08-19-11: Sounds_real_audio
It would be cheaper to upgrade your fuses.... go with 10 amp slow blows. Get rid of your son as well.
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Stay with the proper fuse. They used it for protection, and it worked!
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philjolet
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I had 1.6 Maggies with an Innersound ESL amp (a special one with an extra big power supply) so it had about 1000 watts and they played insanely loud.

I have heard the 3.5 tweeter is a bit more sensitive than the QR but I do wonder if you have enough power myself...
nottop OP
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Thank you for your responses. I think my amps are powerful enough - they are the Magtech amps with a lot of power into four ohms. They sound very good with the Maggie speakers. I don't usually plan to play speakers so loud - I think I could damage my hearing. But on the right occasion (such as when relatives come and want to blast out the room) it would be nice to be able to do this without blowing out a fuse. But I'd rather blow the fuse than the tweeters so I'll stick with the proper fuses.
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