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DIY speaker mod- Newbie Needs Advice.

There is a simple mod I want to try on my Snell speakers. It involves removing the attenuation knob on the rear of this speaker and bypassing the fuse. The tech said to replace this with a 1 ohm resistor. I am not kit builder but, thing I should be able to do the soldering. I do not know anything about the part. Can I just get any 1 ohm resistor at radio shack or is one type better than another?
Thanks in advance.
blueskiespbd

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blueskiespbd OP
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Thanks Dave. My friend gave me some audiophile grade resistors to try so I will give them a spin. How long for something like this to burn in??
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Sidssp:
I am not replacing the fuse with a resistor. I am removing the fuse and replacing the potentiometer that controls the rear firing tweeter with a resistor.. The factory setting is 12:00 for a neutral setting and the 1 ohm resistor is supppose to match that value when the potentiometer is removed from the circuit. The dirty deed was done yesterday and sounds ok. My techie friend says this resistor will take about 20 hours to burn in. Will report back when burn in is complete. The mfg. is ok with this mod.
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Burn in complete and initial brightness has gone away. All is sounding good.
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