TwoCables Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 (edited) I just went looking on eBay for some replacement fuses for my satellites and my amplifier just in case I may need them some day. While looking, I saw some "Synergistic Research RED Quantum" fuses for $89.95 (yeah, for just one fuse - I think). Here's an excerpt of the description, which is supposedly what others are saying about this fuse: "..the best hifi tweak I've ever made; what a sound!""...took a chance with this RED fuse, and man what a difference, took a layer of mud out I didn’t realize was there...""...inserted the SR Red fuse several days ago, and thought to myself how great it sounded. Put my stock fuse back in, and was shocked at the collapse of music...""...a steal as far as what they do to improve your system!""...I took a chance on this SR Red fuse, and it paid off big-time..." Up until seeing this, I thought that a fuse is just a fuse, and it doesn't matter which one I buy as long as it's the correct amperage and size. Well, seeing this got me to thinking that I should at least ask about this on here instead of blindly purchasing any expensive fuses. Have you upgraded to better fuses? If so, then did you notice an improvement to your audio quality? If so, then what fuses did you buy, and how much did they cost? In case you might be wondering, I have already upgraded my speaker wires to some very high-end 16 AWG wires. I'd post a link (it's on eBay), but I don't want to look like I'm trying to advertise them or anything. I'm just looking for an answer about whether it's worth upgrading to better fuses, if it even makes a difference. Edited March 10, 2015 by TwoCables Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoCables Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) So, I guess this means that no one here has ever upgraded their ProMedia 2.1's fuses, not for the amp or for the satellites. Edited March 10, 2015 by TwoCables Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsoncookie Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Twocables- I am nooo expert, but most of the folks on this forum are VERY knowledgeable. Search the forum for "fuse" and separately "speaker cables" Quite a strong consensus on both. You may be lacking on response here due to no one wanting to rain on your parade. Where in MN ? I lived in S. Mpls, Mtka, Mound, the Iron Range, Alexandria. Now in Tx. Lars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoCables Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) Twocables- I am nooo expert, but most of the folks on this forum are VERY knowledgeable. Search the forum for "fuse" and separately "speaker cables" Quite a strong consensus on both. You may be lacking on response here due to no one wanting to rain on your parade. Where in MN ? I lived in S. Mpls, Mtka, Mound, the Iron Range, Alexandria. Now in Tx. Lars Thank you, Lars. I'll keep waiting for a reply because my forum search for "fuse" isn't giving me anything that I'm looking for. Anyway, I'm in Brooklyn Park, just about a mile and a half NNE of of 169 and 610 (I'm just West of Zane Ave.). I haven't lived in this city for very long though. My parents and I moved here (I like to say that they took me with them) on August 29th last year. We used to live over in St. Paul, about 3/4 of a mile East (amost ENE) of the northern tip of Como Lake. I grew up in that house and this is the very first time that I've ever lived anywhere else. I've never met anyone in Minnesota named Lars before. I admit that when I see the name "Lars", I can only think of Lars Ulrich. I used to listen to Metallica. Edited March 10, 2015 by TwoCables Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 (edited) If you want to see if a fuse is just a fuse, then bypass your fuse on an amp and see if there is a difference in sound. A better fuse will not improve sound. The only thing it could hope to do is offer less resistance. Take a pc of 10 or 12 gage wire in where the fuse goes and see if you hear any difference at all. If you do, then let us know. If you don't you just saved everybody who is reading this $89. Edited March 11, 2015 by mustang guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoCables Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 (edited) If I knew how to do all that, then I might try it. For now, I'm going to leave my ProMedia 2.1 system alone. Edited March 11, 2015 by TwoCables Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 (edited) If I knew how to do all that, then I might try it. For now, I'm going to leave my ProMedia 2.1 system alone. Unplug the amp from the wall. Where the fuse goes, you put in a solid piece of wire. That way, the power coming from your outlet gets to the amplifier as though there isn't a fuse. In the old days, we would put a copper penny in a fuse box if the hardware store was closed. Warning: Without a fuse, if there is a short circuit inside the amp, there will be a fire. Don't leave it that way forever. Edited March 11, 2015 by mustang guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 (edited) Unplug the amp from the wall. Where the fuse goes, you put in a solid piece of wire. That way, the power coming from your outlet gets to the amplifier as though there isn't a fuse. In the old days, we would put a copper penny in a fuse box if the hardware store was closed. Funny, I was thinking the same thing, about using the penny. It seems to me the other way was to wrap the fuse in aluminum foil. Warning: We didn't do this for amps, just for speakers that had fuses in them. Edited March 11, 2015 by wvu80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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