Here’s a weird one for the experts (and maybe
@Jason Stoddard ):
A couple days ago my FV started shutting off the audio and pre- outs. Turning off the unit and turning it back on would reset the outs for about 15 minutes then it would shut down again. I didn’t wait that long before turning it back on to reset whatever tripped (1 minute to about 20 minutes) but it was pretty consistent at shutting down 10-15 minutes after turning it back on, even after a complete tube change out.
I sent a message to Schiit and I’m waiting for an RA, but last night I missed listening to my FV so I turned it on and I figured I’d listen until it shut itself down. I listened for over 3 hours with no problems at all. Ambient temperature was about the same at 70 F, volume the same at about 70 dB, headphone and source the same, etc. The only thing different: Before it started tripping it had been on about 24 hours (forgot to turn it off before going to bed).
It seems to be at stable temperature within a couple hours so the only thing I can think is power quality was way off when it was tripping out. How likely is this? None of the other electronics (including the streamer, BF2, Saga) had any problems. I don’t think cooling is an issue- plenty of ventilation clearance