Abrownmi Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Yo so I need some technical help with my stereo receiver. The part where I connect the wires for my speakers isn't totally working, the left side keeps giving out on me. It works every once in a while, but for the most part I have both speakers plugged in to the right side. Any ideas what could be wrong? I know for sure it's not the wires for the speakers because the left speaker works fine plugged in on the right side. I'm guessing it's an internal problem but I figured I'd ask you guys for some input. Really trying to avoid replacing the whole amp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinch Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 If it works occasionally, but not all of the time, it's most likely a problem with the preamp section. Anything from dirty pots, loose solders to dried capacitors and faulty transistors. Either way, you'll have to have it serviced. If it's a post 90s receiver though, fixing it is highly unlikely, and probably also not worth it from a financial standpoint. Also, plugging two speakers into one output is a good way to make sure that that channel stops working as well. Speedpig and Abrownmi 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 If it works occasionally, but not all of the time, it's most likely a problem with the preamp section. Anything from dirty pots, loose solders to dried capacitors and faulty transistors. Either way, you'll have to have it serviced. If it's a post 90s receiver though, fixing it is highly unlikely, and probably also not worth it from a financial standpoint. Also, plugging two speakers into one output is a good way to make sure that that channel stops working as well. Exactly what Slinch said plus possibly output capacitors but either way it will need to be looked at by someone qualified to take the top off. And remember everything electric contains smoke and sooner or later it has to come out so what you are doing is speeding this process up. Abrownmi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedpig Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I've been having the exact same problem for the last few weeks (with my right speaker channel). It's most annoying. I thought I had narrowed the problem down to the amp, most likely the speaker output for that channel. But I hadn't considered that the problem could be in the built-in pre-amp. Nice one for that idea. Think I'll just start saving up for a new amp ! Abrownmi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 the problem is it could be anywhere along the audio chain and unless it's obvious when you open it there is a fair amount of tracing to do until you find it. Abrownmi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abrownmi Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 I was able to do a minor fix on it by messing with the equalizer and the balance. Thank you guys i appreciate it. I think it's time to start saving for a new one before it's done for good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxmartinxx Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Sounds like it could be a dirty pot. What kind of stereo is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I was able to do a minor fix on it by messing with the equalizer and the balance. Thank you guys i appreciate it. I think it's time to start saving for a new one before it's done for good. If you can influence it like that it does sound like bad connections up front somewhere, either way not something you want to dig too deep into without the skills to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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