cnyel1967
Super Member
Received a Spec 2 today that had taken a hit on the front left. Was enough to bend the otherwise stout rack handle. Popped the lid and no apparent internal damage and looked over the rest of unit and then hooked to a matching Spec 1. Everything powered up fine and had good sound on both channels. Both CD and tuner inputs worked fine. Then after about 30 mins of low to mid volume listening, the right speaker made a series of loud pops and amp went into protection mode. Turned amp off and back on and left meter shot up (right stayed still) and stayed in protection. Checked all connections and let unit sit for about 10-15 mins and turned it on again and everything was fine. I did not leave it on long after that as I'm concerned about further damage.
My questions is... would the jolt that bent the rack handle be enough to cause the amp to intermittently go into protection? Or could this simply be a prior issue? What would possibly cause unit to go into protection after 30 minutes (after getting warm) and then be functional again after 10 mins? Could it be the test speakers I was using? They are 50 watt, 6 ohm speakers that I use to test most of my new stuff. Again, it was mostly lower volume testing as I know how much power these amps push but those speakers may not have been a match. If it was the speakers, I'm willing to hook it up to my Kappa 8.1's and re-audition. I'm just worried that it will go back into protection if it's not the speaker.
Seller stated everything worked great prior and I have no reason not to believe him. I have contacted him about the damage to the unit and protection mode issue and waiting to hear back. I like the unit but don't want to invest too much time and $$ into a possible costly repair. Pics attached. Thanks for any input
My questions is... would the jolt that bent the rack handle be enough to cause the amp to intermittently go into protection? Or could this simply be a prior issue? What would possibly cause unit to go into protection after 30 minutes (after getting warm) and then be functional again after 10 mins? Could it be the test speakers I was using? They are 50 watt, 6 ohm speakers that I use to test most of my new stuff. Again, it was mostly lower volume testing as I know how much power these amps push but those speakers may not have been a match. If it was the speakers, I'm willing to hook it up to my Kappa 8.1's and re-audition. I'm just worried that it will go back into protection if it's not the speaker.
Seller stated everything worked great prior and I have no reason not to believe him. I have contacted him about the damage to the unit and protection mode issue and waiting to hear back. I like the unit but don't want to invest too much time and $$ into a possible costly repair. Pics attached. Thanks for any input