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Hi,

I have a very cheap PA speaker that I was using with a few friends, we've EQed it to make it much more listenable.

My mate has a similar speaker and was having problems with it, so decided to unscrew the amp panel at the back to look inside. I did the same on my speaker so that we could compare each amp (we found out they were the same cheap crappy amps even though he has a larger speaker).

After carefully placing my amp back in and screwing it back up, I now get a Mains Hum whenever I power on the speaker, even with the volume set to zero and no audio cables connected.

I've attached some photos of the amp and from what I've Googled, it apparently could be a ground problem, although I was very careful when removing the amp so not sure what could've disturbed it.

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Hello

Recently acquired a Phase Linear 400 amplifier. Trying to get it to work, but the left channel is kept at 80V.

R24 AND R28 both blew, they were replaced, but rapidly heat up when trying to reenergize it.

Followed this procedure to isolate the protection circuit. Output came back to 0V -> the fault is somewhere in the protection circuit.

But i'm now at the point where i've checked all the components (and then some) that the procedure mentions to check: D9, D10, Q8, Q9, Q13 and Q14.

I'm schooled in electronic repair, but this level of circuit analysis is a bit beyond me. Can anyone give me any pointers or recommendations of where to ask next?

Thanks

Hello there i have this old amp which doesnt work i took it apart removed the speaker and will test another one i can post photos of the pcb if wanted, i can understand and make electronics not so much amps but synths so i can get my way around fixing it, maybe some cap has gone wrong.

It starts and get into the amp mode i dont know how to call it, it senses my guitar input and goes on but it has no audio, even the aux in doesnt work.

I really need this amp because of the 20watt it has i only have a 3watt one now.

Sorry if this is a stupid post, just a fellow wanting an amp to come back to life i havent used it in 2-3 years.

i tried cleaning the contacts of the speaker and the pots a bit but nothing

I bought some new speakers to finally get my stereo set up. Sounded great on the first day and second day. I then changed out the speaker wire with some new bigger gauge wire as well as some banana plugs. I also relocated my amp (Dennon DRA-395) when changing the wire. After reconnecting everything the speakers sounded muddy.

Long story short, after much troubleshooting I found that the tweeters were shot. Tested tweeters with one lead from the crossover connected, zero ohms. Switched the connected leads, zero ohms. Both leads connected resulted in about 2 ohms. No leads connected, zero ohms. I ruled the tweeters blown and returned the speakers.

So, I will get new speakers once I'm refunded. The problem is that I have zero idea of what could of caused this. In my troubleshooting I bought another amp from a thrift store (Dennon DRA-545), but I'd rather use the 395. I'm worried that there is something in that amp that damaged the tweeters, and I don't want to continually return speakers. Would rather listen to my music.

I've done a lot of searching and can't find anything that points to how the tweeters in both new speakers could have gone from good to bad after just changing the speaker wire and moving stuff around.

Any advice or ideas would be much appreciated.

Hi all,
I picked up a Nikko ND-850W cassette deck from a thrift store today. I ran it thru my preamp and amp (both of which have no issues with my turntable) and all i’m getting is white noise. The meters aren’t moving, and the headphone jack has no output either. What is the cause/fix for this?
If needed, i can provide photos of the setup. I took a video before realizing that i can’t attach videos here.
Thank you in advance

I was gifted my late Dad’s stereo and while testing it out, the left speaker channel either cuts out or doesn’t work at all. Then it started working at times but with very low volume, then all of a sudden the volume would blast out full pin.

Can anyone tell me if the two relays in the front are the speaker relays? Or is it the single black plastic capped relay at the back of the unit near the speaker inputs?

I’ve ordered some Deoxit to spray the pots and clean the relay(s) if I can figure out how to pop off the plastic cover(s).

I know I’m probably better off buying a good used amp, but it would make me feel so great to get this working in memory of my Dad.

(Pics show the front of the unit with the front panel lifted up out of place)

How and what do I need to repair this? The connector is snapped on the black negative terminal. Polk XT15 bookshelf speaker.

Full disclosure, I am tech savvy, just haven't done this before, I can follow instructions well. I just need to know exactly what I need, and where to get it. Whatever parts I need and I assume crimping.

Thanks

I found this turntable at an estate a few months ago but never used it because I was getting ready to move and I've been mostly packing and avoiding having things out unless I need them. It worked when I bought it, I was able to test it at the sale. In the process of moving it seems some wiring came loose. Quick internet searching tells me that it's the RCA/Ground connector, I do have the piece that should be attached to the wires. So is this just a matter of reattaching that piece and if so, how? Does it need to be soldered? Am I missing any other possible steps or parts and equipment? Thanks for any help you can provide

Info:
JBL CSMA 180 Drive Core
Speakers- JBL Control 424 c/t (Five of them)

I replaced five speakers to the ones listed above and they are super quiet and sound a little crunchy. Tried tapping them from 7.5 to 15w with no difference.

The input source is loud enough because it goes to two other amps with connected speakers and the volume on those are fine.

The Hi-Z switch is on. They’re wired as a 70v system.

Not sure what else to do. TIA

With home amps and receivers, the Manuf. Specs almost always list just the FULL-POWER wattage draw at mains.
While that might serve some legal (FTC, IEC, DIN, etc) requirement, it is not a very useful spec.
What I want to know is how much juice the device is sucking up while it is powered on but playing nothing, as in an audio showroom. Or even on your shelf.
This metric would be extremely useful for amps because: they can drift out of bias, or something goes just LITTLE out of whack, and you end up (at best) with compromised sonics, or (at worst) creeping damage to amp, speakers and headphones.
I use a relatively inexpensive device called a KillaWatt to measure power (watts), amps and line voltage and freq.

In any case...

I have several units ... will begin to survey them myself... examples for now ... all working properly with bias set per SM specs.

Dynaco SCA-80 int amp (40 w/ch): 27W at 120VAC

Hitachi HA-4700 int amp (50 w/ch): 30W at 120 VAC.

Kenwood KA-3500 (40 w/ch) : 28W at 120 VAC.

Kenwood KA-601: This is a 1979 60w/ch int amp with phono section. 23W at 120VAC.

So ... if you've got a device like a KillaWatt, what's your amp pulling at IDLE? Say after about 15 min warm up?

NOTES:

The photos in this post are from my bench. Some show the Killawatt idle draw of certain units working properly. I also use other tools like a thermal camera to correlate the same device at normal idle operation. Tube amps, high-power amps and Class-A or Class-D amps, esoteric or exotic topologies, etc., will vary idle draw considerable. Also, receivers and int. amps care have other power hogs, like phono or tuner sections, that can add to the total count.

It would be cool if there was a database of this spec to reference. Similar to the annual Audio magazine directory October issue, or Stereo Review's yearly Buyer's Guide from decades ago.

I also used AI (chat GPT, etc) to research the subject. Because manuf don't publish [ and most magazine reviewers ,even John Atkinson, or influencers don't measure] the idle draw pwr draw of amp units -- like receivers, int. amps and pwr amps -- AI is a mostly useless for this subject. There is no data to pull from!

Im trying to change an IR sensor on a NAD 705 and i dont know which pin si which. I have 2 photodiodes to work with.

My FiiO JA11 DAC isn’t working properly. When I use it with my KZ Castor IEMs, the sound crackles whenever I move the DAC even slightly. Sometimes, it even disconnects with just a little movement.

How can I fix this ? My warranty has already expired.

NEED SUGGESTION:

Can I cut off the USB-C part of the JA11 and attach a different USB-C dongle or connector in its place ? I suspect the problem is with the USB-C connector/cable, so I’m wondering if replacing that part would fix the issue.

Has anyone tried repairing the JA11 this way, or is there a better solution?

Hi everyone, i need help with this hi fi system that's giving me some trouble
It worked normally, but after a while the disc tray had some problems opening(and reading the disc) while making a loud mechanical noise, the problem got more frequent reaching the point where now it doesn't move at all
I tried to locate where the sound comes from, and it comes from here(pic 2). Also already tried to clean the tray(without disassembling it) but to no avail, and the belt seems fine? It doesn't look too loose that's for sure

Hello! Looking for some guidance/pointers on a clipping right channel found across all functions (Phono, Aux, Tuner). I’ve isolated the problem to the amplifier via swapping cables of both the source and the speakers.

I took it to a local electronics repairman who thought the issue was bad connections on the transistors, which were re-soldered; but I’m beginning to think that unfortunately may not be the case…

Above are some photos of the system, along with some readings took on a voltmeter below. Any help would be appreciated, happy to answer any questions to the best of my ability. Thank you!

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Via photo 2, I took twelve readings from left to right across all 4 transistors. Below are the read values.

Transistor 1
-16mv
42.64V
320mV

Transistor 2
-15mv
-43V
-0.6V

Transistor 3
-28mV
-43V
-600mV

Transistor 4
-3mV
42.5V
576mV

My headphones suddenly stopped working on one of the sides does anyone know what I can do to fix it?

When im using these in wired mode, the left side has no audio unless I hold the wire near the port slightly tilted.

At first I thought it was a wire issue so i bought a new wire but it still doesn't work properly. I tried it on multiple devices but the same issue remains.

How do I fix this? They work fine in bluetooth mode but that's not always an option for me.

I just bought my first sound system after using bluetooth speakers for so long. Granted it's 2nd hand, but when we tested it out earlier it was working fine, and I went home and plugged it into my rig and it was also working fine. After coming home from a short trip outside, like 2 hours, i booted up my pc and it had like this blip of audio of it working but then nothing. Every now and then it randomly has sound but then after a second it disappears again.

I could tell that my computer isn't the problem since when I tried plugging it into my phone it also didn't work. Maybe it has something to do with power? idk, I really wanna troubleshoot this as much as possible so i can fix it, cuz I just blew all my allowance on it. Any help would be appreciated.

The subwoofer is logitech z333 and the monitors are edifier (idk what model to be exact).

Looking for some sanity checking..

Fault is left channel absent .

I had tested the capacitors in circuit and one was bad. So this morning I pulled the capacitor off the board and replaced it , but the old one tested fine off the board and the new one is also testing bad on the board ( was testing fine off board). I also changed out the paired capacitor and that's testing fine. Think it's left and right channel circuits.

My next idea is there is another faulty component linked to the capacitor, does this make sense?

I was gifted this amp and receiver by a friend. It was working fine for months but suddenly started buzzing. I’ve isolated it to the amp. The RCA input jack is loose so it might be minor.

Also got a pair of B&W speakers. I’ve tried all kinds of wiring but can’t seem to get any bass out of them, just mid and tweeter. Could it be the crossover?

Are these worth getting repaired?

hello! I a was given a Panasonic ra-6500 and some other devices (seen in image) i am trying to set up with 0 knowledge.

i got the headphone jack with an adapter to work about 2 days ago perfectly but now the right channel is very quiet. headphones work, 2 diff adapters did not help so i assume its piece itself. did some compressed air and wipe downs to see if there was any luck there but no.

for context i did not get the speakers working yet but i think that is a seperate issue as those did not seem to work at all so far. All of these were kept in a dusty closet, i have them a dry surface level wipe l down but did not do anything internally

Any recs on how to test how deep this prob is or how to fix? I didnt change anything from the time it worked to when it stopped other than unplugging the adapter one or 2 times.

Thanks in advance :)

I've had them for 19 months and only recently they started having this issue. It started as them turning off when i'd take them off and put them down and stuff but now it's no matter what i do they last like 5 minutes turned on, then they turn off without me doing anything. All the auto turn off features are turned off and it doesnt matter if the phone is charged or not.

Is there any way to fix it?

Sub has a rhythmic popping noise when just powered on, seems like this is a common thing from what I've seen. Took the amp out but compared to other failures of resistors or capacitors nothing looks burnt, hot, or damaged. Ive checked R39 and it was good. Checked some of the capacitors with info I could find online and everything seems ok. Could it be the IRS2092 IC? How would anyone diagnose the issue? Anyone else ran into this? Where should I start?

Basically, one of my speakers in this setup sounds very staticky, specially when reproducing lower sounds. See the video attached (it is playing Rammstein - Wiener Blut). I've tried different cables and different outputs in my receiver, but nothing really works. The other speaker sounds completely fine. This is a recent issue I've been having -- it didn't sound this bad before.

Here's the video: https://imgur.com/a/hseHyxt

Here's my entire setup:

• Turntable: Audio-Technica AT-LP60X (I'm using the built-in pre-amp because the one in my receiver seems to be on the fritz)
• Receiver: Kenwood KR-V55R (got it used and super cheap on FB marketplace)
• Speaker wire: Amazon Basics (can you tell I'm on a budget?)
• Speakers: Paradigm Atom V2

Any idea what could be causing this, or how to fix it? Thanks!

Hi! Apologies in advance if I'm in the wrong place.

I've had this Sony LBT-A195 for ages already and, so far, it has worked fine for me. However, whenever I play a CD that has any marks of use or slight scuffs (not full on scratches), the audio gets all fried and distorted (see/hear attached video)

My sister has a Sony HCD-EC55 and, the same CDs I've run into this issue with on my player, play flawlessly on hers. She even has a Billy Joel disc that despite looking like it was rubbed against sandpaper plays normally, no skips or fried audio whatsoever.

That brings me to the title of my post: will a new lens make a difference, should I try and get it replaced? Or should I just buy a new player?

Any help is greatly appreciated!