Damn, sorry man. Do you have someone in the area that can fix it?
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chillaxing
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I live in california and travel from Los Angeles to the Central Valley on the monthly basis. So I should be able to find a good repair man. I'm gonna read the link that Skylab sent and ask around on AK to try to fix this myselft. I don't have a problem tinkering around as long as I know what to look for and how to fix it. But if all things fail, I'll take to a repair shop.
Thought I say this here. Anyone in the california area that can help? Much appreciated.
Thought I say this here. Anyone in the california area that can help? Much appreciated.
Good luck man
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thank you Sir.
I was really enjoying this amp. Warm, good imaging, gobs of power. Was about to sell all the headphone amps. oh well, lesson learned.
Even with this mishap, I am totally on the vintage amp train.
I was really enjoying this amp. Warm, good imaging, gobs of power. Was about to sell all the headphone amps. oh well, lesson learned.
Even with this mishap, I am totally on the vintage amp train.
I'm a technician by trade, I'm pretty sure I could fix it with help from the guys at AK, but probably because I'm a technician, I'd rather have an expert in there
Meant if one of mine broke lol
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Kenwood ka-9100, not a pioneer. I do agree with everything else you said though lol
Yes, you're right, I was getting confused with Luckbad's Pioneer SA-9100 earlier in this thread. The Kenwood KA-9100 (which I owned back in the day powering my Genesis Physics III speakers) is indeed dual power supply. I believe the introduction of that model forced Pioneer to rebuild the SA-8500 into the dual power supply SA-8500II.
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If it's not something obvious I wouldn't try to fix it yourself - especially if it needs soldering. A few seconds too long with the soldering iron and the traces will start to lift off the board and you'll really have a dead amp. A number of repair shops won't go near a device that shows evidence of amateur tampering.
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What do Loudness switches do on vintage receivers?
When I switch it on the Fisher 500c, I get monster bass.
Is that like one of those fake super bass options like in cheaper portable amps or does that switch just give more power to receiver?
When I switch it on the Fisher 500c, I get monster bass.
Is that like one of those fake super bass options like in cheaper portable amps or does that switch just give more power to receiver?
Here you go:
http://www.extron.com/company/article.aspx?id=loudnesscontrol_ts&version=print
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The loudness button was implemented to help compensate for the loss of low frequency sound when the amp is being used in a low volume setting. Yes it is supposed to bring out more bass, the button is working as intended. It should make the sound fuller as well as just bass-ier.
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But it adds sooo much more bass rumble.
It transforms my Sennheiser into a Fostex in terms of lower bass.
If you enjoy it, use it. Most of us want a more neutral sound and don't like to touch the tone controls or loudness, but do what works for you...
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