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[shubox56]

If a speaker wire was to short, is there a tripping circuit in most AV receivers to kill the power? In my case, Denon AV 1912.

 

[Pogre]

If a speaker wire was to short, is there a tripping circuit in most AV receivers to kill the power? In my case, Denon AV 1912.

Yes, most AV receivers have protection if a speaker wire shorts, but I wouldn't count on it working 100% and always be careful of stray strands when hooking your speakers up.

 

[shubox56]

Education continued: Though I have no intention of adding an inline speaker wire fuse (I don't THINK), I'm curious if anyone does that to reduce or eliminate fire and/or equipment damage risk? If so, what inline fuse do people typically purchase and does it degrade SQ?

 

[Pogre]

So I'm on the right page, you do mean your speaker cables, right? I'm not sure if adding a fuse would degrade the signal or anything, but I wouldn't be surprised if some folks would say it does... seems kinda redundant to me. As long as you're careful and your cords aren't getting mangled all the time I wouldn't worry about it.

Is there a particular reason you want to add more protection? You have pets chewing on your cables or something? Does it flood a lot where you live?

 

[shubox56]

I'm not really worried. Mild curiosity. My system is in a hotrod shop.