Thanks for commenting once again. According to what my test showed, there is no harm to the sound from a fuse- we can sleep better at nights knowing that 😁
Nicely done Scott. A minor clarification if I may ask ... the currents you're stating were RMS or PEAK? For example with the 4 amp fuse, 3.71 amps RMS would actually be 5.24 amps peak, which is very interesting since the fuse didn't blow. Also, in my experience with speaker fuses, most often the amplifier goes for a crap to protect the fuse, instead of the other way around... LOL.
I bought speakers in the late 70's that had fuses on the tweeters to protect them from blowing (but I was able to blow a tweeter anyway and I swear I had the right fuse in). I also remember at least a couple of other speakers from the late 70's that had fuses. Does not look like speaker manufacturers put fuses in speakers anymore? Wonder if that's because they think the "audiophile" community would rip them if they did?
@@Douglas_Blake_579 I've got a pair of speakers that have something like that. I inherited my dad's McIntosh XR3 speakers. They have two lights on the bottom front. A yellow light for "Approaching Power Limit" and a red light for "High Frequency Fuse Blown".
@akhtarizod5802 The differences you are describing are associated with a change in spectral balance (frequency response), so it would be a simple matter to test these different types of metal fuses using the same procedure performed in this video. We'll stand-by and wait for you to post your test results. Otherwise, any differences you hear are the result of sighted expectation bias...again, unless you can prove otherwise with objective data showing the changes in frequency response that would be necessary in order for any of us to hear this so-called "warmth", "sharper/agile/speed", or "middle ground".
@@bbfoto7248 Thanks for commenting. I showed, or thought I showed, that there was really no change in frequency response going through a fuse. I doubt there would be any difference between say a gold fuse or a copper or silver fuse for such a short distance, and I am not going to go out and purchase any expensive "audiophile" to test as I don't see a need to.
@@vintageaudioreview Your test was definitive enough for me. :) I hope it was clear that my comment was in response to the other commenter and not you. I don't expect or think there is any need for you to purchase and test any of these "audiophile" fuses. I doubt there are any that are UL/CE/ISO listed or certified anyway, so I would not trust my expensive electronics to them, especially for any slight potential gains that I could most likely effectively achieve through proper EQ if/when needed (drummer/percussionist/saxophonist musician & home studio recording engineer here). Changing or swapping to a different Fuse or Cable would be the Very Last thing that any professional recording, mixing, or mastering engineer would reach for when wanting to change the characteristics of sound in any way that the previous commenter suggested. They would NEVER even be considered, unless in the event of a cable that is damaged, defective, or not properly shielded so as to induct EMI or RFI noise from a nearby source. The first thing they WOULD reach for is any number of outboard analog rackmount EQ units or digital EQ DAW plugins to achieve the desired outcome. Cheers
A $10K fancy fuse audiophile would have made a world of difference Not! but thanks for the video as i saw a few videos about expensive fuses recently. Nonsense..
@@vintageaudioreviewThere is - Futureshop is the site to go to; they sell fuses, which trap pairs of electrons in a state of quantum entanglement and accelerate them using a built-in singularity. Sounds incredible at a reasonable £8k ie. $10k a pop, both literally and colloquially speaking.
@@vintageaudioreviewFutureshop is worth a taking a look at; they sell fuses, which trap pairs of electrons in a state of quantum entanglement and accelerate them using a built-in singularity. Sounds incredible at a reasonable $10k a pop, both literally and colloquially speaking.
@@vintageaudioreview It is directional, so make sure you insert it the right way around, or a worm-hole might open and swallow the visible Universe. My apologies for dashing your hopes for the non-existence of a $10k fuse, at current pound to dollar rate, that's pretty much it. They also have some interesting adaptors you might want to check out.
Cool to know fuses don't harm the sound. I have long wondered. Thanks!
Thanks for commenting once again. According to what my test showed, there is no harm to the sound from a fuse- we can sleep better at nights knowing that 😁
Very interesting tests 👍
Thanks- like looking at different things now and then...
Nicely done Scott.
A minor clarification if I may ask ... the currents you're stating were RMS or PEAK?
For example with the 4 amp fuse, 3.71 amps RMS would actually be 5.24 amps peak, which is very interesting since the fuse didn't blow.
Also, in my experience with speaker fuses, most often the amplifier goes for a crap to protect the fuse, instead of the other way around... LOL.
The currents would be RMS. I agree with you that the amplifier will more likely go to crap before the fuse, unless they designed a lot of margin in.
I bought speakers in the late 70's that had fuses on the tweeters to protect them from blowing (but I was able to blow a tweeter anyway and I swear I had the right fuse in). I also remember at least a couple of other speakers from the late 70's that had fuses. Does not look like speaker manufacturers put fuses in speakers anymore? Wonder if that's because they think the "audiophile" community would rip them if they did?
Possibly the speaker manufacturers built their drivers and crossovers to handle a bit more than the rated power and don't feel they need fuses.....
My favourites where the big floorstanders with automotive light bulbs in series with the tweeters ... If your port is lighting up, turn it down! LOL
@@Douglas_Blake_579 I never came across those, just the KEF 105's that had the LED in them to indicate you were in the danger zone....
@@vintageaudioreview
I've been wracking my brain trying to remember which speakers those were...
I'm starting to think I don't remember (Gasp!)
@@Douglas_Blake_579 I've got a pair of speakers that have something like that. I inherited my dad's McIntosh XR3 speakers. They have two lights on the bottom front. A yellow light for "Approaching Power Limit" and a red light for "High Frequency Fuse Blown".
OK now im con-fused nice video
Love the Pun-- clever!!!
@@vintageaudioreview
A glutton for pun-ishment?
@@Douglas_Blake_579 Hopefully there will be some more punny stuff.
Gold wire fuse mellow sound with warmth, silver wire sharpen the sound with agility and speed, pure copper wire is the middle ground !
The reason for this is because......? I do appreciate you commenting.
@akhtarizod5802
The differences you are describing are associated with a change in spectral balance (frequency response), so it would be a simple matter to test these different types of metal fuses using the same procedure performed in this video. We'll stand-by and wait for you to post your test results.
Otherwise, any differences you hear are the result of sighted expectation bias...again, unless you can prove otherwise with objective data showing the changes in frequency response that would be necessary in order for any of us to hear this so-called "warmth", "sharper/agile/speed", or "middle ground".
@@bbfoto7248 Thanks for commenting. I showed, or thought I showed, that there was really no change in frequency response going through a fuse. I doubt there would be any difference between say a gold fuse or a copper or silver fuse for such a short distance, and I am not going to go out and purchase any expensive "audiophile" to test as I don't see a need to.
@@vintageaudioreview
Your test was definitive enough for me. :) I hope it was clear that my comment was in response to the other commenter and not you.
I don't expect or think there is any need for you to purchase and test any of these "audiophile" fuses.
I doubt there are any that are UL/CE/ISO listed or certified anyway, so I would not trust my expensive electronics to them, especially for any slight potential gains that I could most likely effectively achieve through proper EQ if/when needed (drummer/percussionist/saxophonist musician & home studio recording engineer here).
Changing or swapping to a different Fuse or Cable would be the Very Last thing that any professional recording, mixing, or mastering engineer would reach for when wanting to change the characteristics of sound in any way that the previous commenter suggested.
They would NEVER even be considered, unless in the event of a cable that is damaged, defective, or not properly shielded so as to induct EMI or RFI noise from a nearby source.
The first thing they WOULD reach for is any number of outboard analog rackmount EQ units or digital EQ DAW plugins to achieve the desired outcome.
Cheers
@@bbfoto7248 I would imagine you have a pretty good ear- if you were here I would invite you to the next a/b test.
A $10K fancy fuse audiophile would have made a world of difference Not! but thanks for the video as i saw a few videos about expensive fuses recently. Nonsense..
Thanks for the comments and I hope there is not a $10k audio fuse out there...
@@vintageaudioreviewThere is - Futureshop is the site to go to; they sell fuses, which trap pairs of electrons in a state of quantum entanglement and accelerate them using a built-in singularity. Sounds incredible at a reasonable £8k ie. $10k a pop, both literally and colloquially speaking.
@@vintageaudioreviewFutureshop is worth a taking a look at; they sell fuses, which trap pairs of electrons in a state of quantum entanglement and accelerate them using a built-in singularity. Sounds incredible at a reasonable $10k a pop, both literally and colloquially speaking.
@@paulb4661 My ears would not be able to anything coming out of a quantum entanglement 😄
@@vintageaudioreview It is directional, so make sure you insert it the right way around, or a worm-hole might open and swallow the visible Universe. My apologies for dashing your hopes for the non-existence of a $10k fuse, at current pound to dollar rate, that's pretty much it. They also have some interesting adaptors you might want to check out.
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