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Jun 21, 2012 at 9:16 PM Post #5,312 of 19,143
The SX-1250 is terrific - no doubt about it.
 
Jun 21, 2012 at 11:23 PM Post #5,314 of 19,143
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That exact indecision syndrome is making it really hard to make a decision :)
 
Maybe I'll just get a modern integrated SS instead :/  And I thought headphone amps were sometimes challenging to find to demo...
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Try living in the southern hemisphere
 
Jun 22, 2012 at 5:58 PM Post #5,315 of 19,143
Sorry I got confused lol.


So I got this Marantz amp for cheap($40) but the sound is really low at max volume. Can anyone tell me what this may be because? I bought it with the seller describing the volume needle(right volume needle) broken but he says it's not supposed to affect the sound coming from it. Can anyone tell me what it may be?

Here's a pic of the baby btw:

 
Jun 22, 2012 at 6:34 PM Post #5,316 of 19,143
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jjacq said:
Sorry I got confused lol.


So I got this Marantz amp for cheap($40) but the sound is really low at max volume. Can anyone tell me what this may be because? I bought it with the seller describing the volume needle(right volume needle) broken but he says it's not supposed to affect the sound coming from it. Can anyone tell me what it may be?
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Did you pushed the tape monitor button or knob? If you position all function selectors correct and it still sounds low, you need de-oxit. If de-oxit doesn't work, you should ask technician for help!
 
Sorry, it's vintage, you take some risk to buy them!
 
Jun 22, 2012 at 6:49 PM Post #5,317 of 19,143
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jjacq said:
Sorry I got confused lol.


So I got this Marantz amp for cheap($40) but the sound is really low at max volume. Can anyone tell me what this may be because? I bought it with the seller describing the volume needle(right volume needle) broken but he says it's not supposed to affect the sound coming from it. Can anyone tell me what it may be?

Here's a pic of the baby btw:
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As Meewoo rightfully suggested, check your Tape selector. It is really difficult for me to see from the pix, but it looks like you may have both Tape 1 & Tape 2 selected. Unless, of course, you're using Aux while Tape 1 is selected.
 
However you're using it, it seems like it is simply a matter of a selector chosen though you're trying to hear another part of the amp. Same result happens (low output @ Max volume) when the correct Input/Output for a component is mixed up. I'd try to re-select the things I want to hear...let's see what happens, Jjacq.
 
Jun 22, 2012 at 7:17 PM Post #5,318 of 19,143
This also sounds silly, but it doesn't look like either speaker selector button is engaged. I assume that either you did, or were using headphones? And did you or are you able to try both speakers and headphones?

I'm thinking it likely is as Meewoo suggested - it probably needs the switched and controls treated with deoxit.
 
Jun 23, 2012 at 12:16 AM Post #5,319 of 19,143
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The Squeezebox built-in DAC tested very well with Stereophile and sounds excellent to me.
 
I tried to do better with a DacMagic and Peachtree Nova and neither could top the Squeezebox's RCA outs. The DacMagic and Nova are gone and the Squeezebox is flying solo with no regrets.
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Same here. I have the Squeezebox Touch direct into a rebuilt Pioneer A-27 driving a pair of HE-6 and Sound Lab speakers. Really can't tell the difference between the Touch connected directly or coax to a Audio Research DAC7 I own.
 
Jun 23, 2012 at 1:09 AM Post #5,321 of 19,143
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As Meewoo rightfully suggested, check your Tape selector. It is really difficult for me to see from the pix, but it looks like you may have both Tape 1 & Tape 2 selected. Unless, of course, you're using Aux while Tape 1 is selected.
 
However you're using it, it seems like it is simply a matter of a selector chosen though you're trying to hear another part of the amp. Same result happens (low output @ Max volume) when the correct Input/Output for a component is mixed up. I'd try to re-select the things I want to hear...let's see what happens, Jjacq.
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Well wow haha I pressed the tape selector and I could hear it :D!!! Actually I also found out that the knob was misplaced so I had to pull it out and put it properly and now it works. Funny thing is it still plays even when I turn the device off. The only thing I'm complaining about is the Bass knob giving me crackle whenever I turn it. This happens with the Volume knob as well but not for the other ones. :) Thanks a lot for the information though.
 
Jun 23, 2012 at 1:20 AM Post #5,322 of 19,143
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Now that's what I call a headphone stand! 
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jjacq said:
 
Well wow haha I pressed the tape selector and I could hear it :D!!! Actually I also found out that the knob was misplaced so I had to pull it out and put it properly and now it works. Funny thing is it still plays even when I turn the device off. The only thing I'm complaining about is the Bass knob giving me crackle whenever I turn it. This happens with the Volume knob as well but not for the other ones. :) Thanks a lot for the information though.
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Deoxit!
 
Jun 23, 2012 at 3:01 AM Post #5,323 of 19,143
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jjacq said:
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silent one said:
 
As Meewoo rightfully suggested, check your Tape selector. It is really difficult for me to see from the pix, but it looks like you may have both Tape 1 & Tape 2 selected. Unless, of course, you're using Aux while Tape 1 is selected.
 
However you're using it, it seems like it is simply a matter of a selector chosen though you're trying to hear another part of the amp. Same result happens (low output @ Max volume) when the correct Input/Output for a component is mixed up. I'd try to re-select the things I want to hear...let's see what happens, Jjacq.
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Well wow haha I pressed the tape selector and I could hear it :D!!! Actually I also found out that the knob was misplaced so I had to pull it out and put it properly and now it works. Funny thing is it still plays even when I turn the device off. The only thing I'm complaining about is the Bass knob giving me crackle whenever I turn it. This happens with the Volume knob as well but not for the other ones. :) Thanks a lot for the information though.
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Jun 23, 2012 at 7:25 AM Post #5,324 of 19,143
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jjacq said:
Well wow haha I pressed the tape selector and I could hear it :D!!! Actually I also found out that the knob was misplaced so I had to pull it out and put it properly and now it works. Funny thing is it still plays even when I turn the device off. The only thing I'm complaining about is the Bass knob giving me crackle whenever I turn it. This happens with the Volume knob as well but not for the other ones. :) Thanks a lot for the information though.
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There's often bleed between inputs, especially in the low and midrange models (of receivers generally, not Marantz specifically). It's not usually worth worrying about unless the bleed is really obnoxious or you can't confine the problem to an input you aren't using.
 
Noisy dials and switches need a cleaning. You can try this yourself -- sometimes sweeping the volume or bass knob across their entire rotation a few times is all you need, but it's more likely you'll have to go in with some contact cleaner (which is expensive, but not extortionately so) to help blow out the crud and restore the contact surfaces. Whether you do one, the other or both, make sure the receiver is off and unplugged first!
 
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