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distortion

  1. Caligurl28

    Distortion on records

    hello all! This is my first time posting so I apologize in advance if I'm posting this wrong or anything. First off I have a Technics Sl-B20 turntable with a straight arm and a Audio Technica LS450/LT cartridge needle. I've had this player for a few years and I use it regularly. The needle...
  2. B

    Old Sony TA-212A Amplifier, Technical help needed.

    Hey! My name is Bo, and I'm totally new to this forum. (I like it already though). I recently bought a Sony TA-212A Amplifier (Dutch release) second handed. I love it. It's got cool VU meters and get's the sound through my speakers nicely, but I do have one particular problem. When listening to...
  3. Ryancwinters

    Bouncy Wooden Floors TT Solution (for Automatic TT)

    This will most likely be longer than a few paragraphs, but my journey in finding the right sort of dampening agents to stop resonance and skipping due to floor bounce was lengthy, but hopefully helpful. This post is not for audiophiles, but for someone who is either a novice TT owner, or a...
    • Ryancwinters
    • Thread
    • bouncy cheap denon dp-300f distortion isopods needle record player skipping turntables wooden floor
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Turntables
  4. Sensel

    Infrequent kazoo?

    I have a pair of Pioneer SP-BS22 bookshelf speakers. I like them. But, I am wondering, sometimes, when a sax or similar wind instrument is on, usually in a more intense finishing part of a musical jazz piece, the audio from them vibrates in a distortion. Kind of like they can't seem to handle...
    • Sensel
    • Thread
    • distortion kazoo pioneer sp-bs22
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Speakers
  5. gregmcm

    G-7500 DC and Bias Current Questions

    Have acquired a recent G-7500 project that is now operational. This unit was most likely sitting somewhere for quite some time based on the dirt and dust that was in evidence once I opened it up. Cleaned everything, deoxit the pots and the unit worked fine with the exception of the phono stage...
  6. Richs_Trains

    Marantz 2015 left channel out/right distorted

    Hey guys, Got another 2015 to try to revive. This one came in pretty bad shape, very dirty, dial string off and audio problems. I hooked it up on the DBT and there is no short. Audio wise, the left channel appears dead and the right is distorted at any kind of volume. I did some beginning...
  7. alfizta

    Model 1072 right channel distortion

    Hi all! New to forum. Trying to fix my dad's Model 1072. A gorgeous low power amp that is showing lots of distortion on right channel. Hoping to get some feedback from you people before I quit or damage it trying to replace all caps. Distortion is quite big, whichever ever speaker system output...
  8. Almiscarado

    Akai AA-1030L - overloaded phono input now it distorts

    Hi everyone! I got a classic Akai AA-1030L that was working fine, until I decided to connect the RCA outputs of a AT Sound Burger to it's Phono inputs. It obviously overloaded the phono inputs, so I disconnected the cables and connected it to the AUX line in. It was still distorted! I connected...
  9. L100A

    Pionner SX-650 Weird Popping Problems

    Few years back, I got an excellent condition Pionner SX-650. Love the thing, but recently both channels have a quite slow popping sound. It's a weird consistent clicking sound. If there isn't anything going though AUX and when I turn the volume up, the popping sound will increase. When I play...
    • L100A
    • Thread
    • distortion help hiss pioneer sx-650 popping problem static
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Solid State
  10. blistabusta

    Sansui 1000A Distortion From Reel To Reel Signal

    I would not say that I have tons of experience with the Sansui 1000A receiver but I have recapped and tuned three of them over the last couple of years. I really have a thing for this model. All three of the 1000A units that I have rebuilt share a particular problem that I cannot figure out...
    • blistabusta
    • Thread
    • 1000a distortion open reel receiver reel to reel sansui tape recorder vacuum tube
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Exclusively Sansui
  11. wparker1934

    9090 Amp Section Fiasco

    Hey all, I'm about at wits end with my 9090. The set is coming out of protection mode, but the sound is incredibly distorted on each channel and not reaching higher volume levels-- on both the speakers and headphones. All of the power transistors are new equivalents. The driver board, to my...
  12. M

    Bose 901 distortion. Replace surrounds?

    I'm a newbie and have never repaired speakers before and know little about them. I'm looking to acquire and build a vintage system. I found some Bose 901 Series IV speakers at a garage sale. The foam surrounds are toast - some of them are completely gone, and I originally planned to replace...
    • melcam
    • Thread
    • 901 bose distortion replacing foam replacing surrounds
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Speakers
  13. S

    G2000 Distorted Left Channel

    Hello all My basement G2000 is making a big distortion in the left channel. Measured voltage at it and it's the same as right channel (which is OK) I swapped the output transistors and driver transistors between the 2 channels but still no change - left still distorted . Preamp is fine so I...
  14. D

    magnavox Imperial Stereo restoration

    hi everyone! I'm in the middle of restoring a 1961 or 1962 magnavox stereo. It worked whenever I bought it, but it always distorted after about 30 minutes of playing. Of course, I knew something was wrong, so I took it apart a few weeks ago to take a look & replace parts if necessary, & it is...
  15. strat68

    Adcom GFA-535L power amp distortion clipping warning LED

    Hi all, Adcom question, but some background first, if too long-winded skip the next 3 paragraphs of how I got the amp and speakers. I recently picked up some gear from Craigslist, I was after decent floor standers with WAF as we got new furniture just before the holidays and the double stacked...
    • strat68
    • Thread
    • adcom clipping distortion led power amp red yellow
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Solid State
  16. S

    Distortion (Clipping) when using equalizer

    I am looking for advice on a distortion issue. I have acquired a Heathkit AD-1703 10-Band Octave Equalizer and am noticing heavy distortion when I boost the lower frequencies. I usually do not use an equalizer, but was testing this out. If I boost the lower frequencies with the built in...
  17. Chilliwack

    Technics SL-DL1 Distortion

    I posted this on another forum as well and thought it should be here as well since it doesn't seem to be a documented issue... Hope this helps someone: I've looked extensively around the internet and it seems that most people with this turntable or others similar blame distortion or sibilance...
    • Chilliwack
    • Thread
    • distortion low volume muting circuit muting relay sibilence
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Turntables
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