I think I need a new amp
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Hi
Was trying to diagnose and rectify a hum between my TT and amp this morning and touched the wrong wire on the cartridge resulting in the amp tripping.
Turned it back on and played a record and I've lost all treble through the speakers, headphones work fine as do the speakers through another amp so looks like I need a new amp.
With a budget of up to £500, what would people recommend?
Main features required would be a built in phono stage and an integrated CD player
Cheers
Was trying to diagnose and rectify a hum between my TT and amp this morning and touched the wrong wire on the cartridge resulting in the amp tripping.
Turned it back on and played a record and I've lost all treble through the speakers, headphones work fine as do the speakers through another amp so looks like I need a new amp.
With a budget of up to £500, what would people recommend?
Main features required would be a built in phono stage and an integrated CD player
Cheers
Nola25 said:
Hi
Was trying to diagnose and rectify a hum between my TT and amp this morning and touched the wrong wire on the cartridge resulting in the amp tripping.
Turned it back on and played a record and I've lost all treble through the speakers, headphones work fine as do the speakers through another amp so looks like I need a new amp.
With a budget of up to £500, what would people recommend?
Main features required would be a built in phono stage and an integrated CD player
Cheers
Does the amp work OK with another input like CD?Was trying to diagnose and rectify a hum between my TT and amp this morning and touched the wrong wire on the cartridge resulting in the amp tripping.
Turned it back on and played a record and I've lost all treble through the speakers, headphones work fine as do the speakers through another amp so looks like I need a new amp.
With a budget of up to £500, what would people recommend?
Main features required would be a built in phono stage and an integrated CD player
Cheers
If so, the problem is narrowed down to the phono stage. Pretty much, at least.
People pay good money for semi-broken amps on ebay, so paying to get it fixed may not be the best way forwards if you fancy a change.
Nola25 said:
Thanks, will look at those 2 suggested
Tried with another input (have a separate phono stage) and it’s dead on all inputs
It’s an old amp (iirc I bought it in 2005/6) so probably not worth fixing.
If it's a half decent make, it will get you a few beers worth on ebay 'for parts.....'Tried with another input (have a separate phono stage) and it’s dead on all inputs
It’s an old amp (iirc I bought it in 2005/6) so probably not worth fixing.
Personally I have enough amps 'for parts..'
2005 might be a bit modern though!
bungz said:
The NAD will likely be worth fixing.
Find a local repair guy.
Old stuff refurbished likely hold its own against new stuff.
Did exactly this, found an old guy in the village, via my sons nursery owner, that potters with electronics and he’s fixed the amp (not 100% sure what was wrong but I’d blow something that sends the HF range from the amp to speakers) Find a local repair guy.
Old stuff refurbished likely hold its own against new stuff.
£20 and a bottle of wine and my old Nad is up and running again!
However, day after the amp was fixed, my toddler shoved a toy pig into the tweeter foil and looks like I need new speakers now 😬
i've fixed a couple of my amps, but once things start dying of old age, the next part failing seems to come around annoyingly quickly.
Also the quality of replacement parts can be a problem, I've put in new volume pots only for them to go crackly in under a year.
I have Cambridge amp which must have worked for 15 years, a transistor died, then the replacement transistor died after about 18 months.
It's OK if you enjoy playing with this stuff, it might not look good to charge someone for a repair and the amp breaks again.
Since people seem to pay more than I do for broken amps to fix, flogging it and buying a nice new one with a warranty might not be the worst way forwards.
It seems an odd fault to kill the treble in both channels and have the bass still working.
I guess something like a dual op amp in the tone control section has been toasted?
Also the quality of replacement parts can be a problem, I've put in new volume pots only for them to go crackly in under a year.
I have Cambridge amp which must have worked for 15 years, a transistor died, then the replacement transistor died after about 18 months.
It's OK if you enjoy playing with this stuff, it might not look good to charge someone for a repair and the amp breaks again.
Since people seem to pay more than I do for broken amps to fix, flogging it and buying a nice new one with a warranty might not be the worst way forwards.
It seems an odd fault to kill the treble in both channels and have the bass still working.
I guess something like a dual op amp in the tone control section has been toasted?
Pushed the button and order a new set of speakers and a new amp today
Ended up going for the Marantz PM6007 amp and CD6007 CD player in silver with a pair of Q Acoustics Concept 40’s in white.
Nad amp and the now bastardised B&W’s (wired a pair of Monitor Audio Radius 45’s to the tweeter feed and stuck on top with blue tack) have been relegated to the garage .
Ended up going for the Marantz PM6007 amp and CD6007 CD player in silver with a pair of Q Acoustics Concept 40’s in white.
Nad amp and the now bastardised B&W’s (wired a pair of Monitor Audio Radius 45’s to the tweeter feed and stuck on top with blue tack) have been relegated to the garage .
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