[Drag0n]

I just got the C&C Box + headphone Amp a few days ago.
Sounds nice for the price,and its small and looks like quality and the whole bit.....

Anyway,yesterday i decided to test the amp with the Zune on a high level and amp low,,,then compare it with the Zune on a low level and the amp high.

Well when i turned the amp all the way up,it was sticky the last 20% of the turn or so, like scratchy feeling.

I really dont want to have to send it back and wait forever to get it back.
Im wondering if anyone else has had this problem with a C&C amp,,,and if ya think i should just lube the volume pot,or send it to them for repair/replacement?

It sounds fine even in the rough spot,so i dont know. Thats the only problem i have with it, otherwise the thing is great for $109 really.

 

[jamato8]

Is it hard to turn or does it just make a scratchy sound? If just scratchy then the volume control surface is a little dirty and I would run the volume control back and forth a few times or more. This can often clean off the offending surface that is making the noise when you use the volume control.

 

[Drag0n]

It gets slightly hard to turn in that spot. The amp is only a few days old.
I dont hear scratchiness in the headphones at all...i only feel it get harder to turn and feel a scratchy feeling when i turn it. The amp is perfectly clear through the headphones through the whole turn of the volume pot.
I figure its just some dryness or dust and some lubricated cleaning spray might help,but i didnt want to open the amp during warranty. I wanted to see if this was a common problem.
Thanks for the reply.

 

[Drag0n]

Ok...the volume pot bothered me and i had to play with it . I kept turning it and realized that it was just the knob touching the faceplate-hole lightly,so i loosened the screws a bit and retightened them and the faceplate moved just enough to remove itself from touching the knob,and the scratchiness is gone.
Yayyyy!!! I dont have to send it back!!!

Im happy,because its such a cool little amp for the price and im having fun with it really. Of course theres still amps i want,and i cant wait until my igrados get here in the next day or two.

I hope its what im expecting,because if it is,they will be my next portable phone,besides my sony ex71 for isolation.