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vu meter

  1. V

    Sansui ba 3000 vu meter out of sync

    Hi everyone, Im new on audiokarma, I recently bought a sansui CA BA 3000 set up from canada and i realized today ( maybe it was there from the start mayybe not - the differrence is not huge but still notciable) that the vu meters are slightly out of sync. the right level is slightly weaker than...
  2. G

    Sony TC-U5 VU issue

    Hi, New to this forum and a novise on reparing audio equipment, but I like to learn. I had a problem with VU meter jumping around. This was fixed with some detox spray on the record mechanisem. However, now when the left VU is on 0db the right VU is between -3 and -2db with a 400Hz signal input...
  3. H

    Replacing VU Meter Wheatstone R55E

    So unfortunately the meterbridge assembly on my radio station's Wheatstone R55E console was swung up at one point and fell back down and since that moment one of the VU meters has been stuck. The needle is just resting in one place and will not move — the other one is still responsive. I think...
    • honeybadger0
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    • radio console vu meter
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: DIY
  4. Jeepnmon

    Sony TA-N77ES Power Amplifier - Help with VU Meter

    I have a Sony TA-N77ES power amplifier purchased from the original owner a couple of years ago. I used it a few times and it worked and sounded great. A few months afterwards, one of the power/VU meter needles stopped moving. Long story short, I had a tech look at it and he subsequently sent it...
    • Jeepnmon
    • Thread
    • amplifier power meter sony sony ta-n77es vu meter
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Solid State
  5. Meekel

    A simple VU meter connection or mass carnage & destruction?

    I would like to add an external VU meter to my system, however I want to avoid any risk of sound distortion that may occur while the sound travels through the meter. My amp has an A, B, A/B speaker switch feature. If I use the "A" speaker output for my speakers, use the "B" speaker output for...
  6. R

    VU meter not working after Power Amp

    Hi people… I own CA-810 Yamaha and i tried to connect power amp to this amplifier. Using back panel PRE OUT. After everything been connected ….sounds good, but VU meters are not working! I tried using just Yam amp itself and VU meters works just fine. Is there a way to add Power Amp and having...
    • Raylancer
    • Thread
    • ca-810 power amp vu meter yamaha
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Yamaha
  7. redondo2018

    SAE Mark III / Mark Three meters fixable?

    So I recently got a one-previous-owner silver Mark III (with 2 meters and 4 knobs on the front) that cosmetically and audibly is pretty much as good as can be (all original), with the main issue that the meters seem to be completely dead (obviously any 50 year old piece of gear needs a recap /...
  8. K

    Yamaha CA2000 replacement VU Meter

    Hello AK. I recently bought my dream amp, a CA2000. Sadly one of the meters appears to be cooked. It's such -20db and doesn't move at all. I tried to loosen the screw a little and tap the needle to see it woukd move but it seems pretty well sad. Also, the screw seems way more brown (burned...
    • kassabio
    • Thread
    • meters spare parts vu meter vu meters yamaha ca 1000 yamaha ca 1010 yamaha ca 2000 yamaha ca 2010 yamaha ca-1000ii
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Yamaha
  9. P

    Need help with a CA-800

    I've been tasked to diagnose a CA-800 amplifier for a family member, everything works totally fine, but the power meters spike to 5/5 and the VU stays at maximum. I have the whole thing apart currently, not seeing any burnt resistors in the path to the power meters (or anywhere else really). Any...
    • PolkaBird
    • Thread
    • fisher fisher ca-800 power meter power meters repair amplifier vu meter
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Fisher
  10. Schmurpy

    Hitachi HMA 7500/8500MKII power meters needed.

    Hello, Hitachi HMA 7500/8500MKII power meters needed.
    • Schmurpy
    • Thread
    • amplifier power amp preamplifier receiver vu meter
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: DIY
  11. U

    Sansui G-22000 VU meter without Amp stage

    Hello, I recently restored a G22000 and absolutely blown away by the clarity of the audio. However, the VU meters won’t working. I did some digging and noticed a burned resistor on the power supply to the VU meter, I patched that and noticed that the VU meters would respond when the unit is...
    • Utk
    • Thread
    • g-22000 sansui sansui g-22000 sansui g22000 vu meter
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Exclusively Sansui
  12. schoocom

    Vu Meter moves but …

    Hi guys, I’m facing an issue with one of my 170DC vu meter. It moves, but in a sticky way, it’s slow to come down, doesn’t move freely in the beginning of the scale, …. I tried to unscrew a bit the little screw, heat it up with my iron … it corrects the problem with heat but as soon as it...
  13. JB8

    TEAC A-1200 VU Questions ++

    Hello! Picked up my first A-1200 and have few questions on functionality. Should the VU's be working when using a line input signal from my phone or is that far too little power to get them moving? When I first powered the unit up the VU's were pegged, even with no signal coming in, just...
    • JB8
    • Thread
    • calibraiton teac teac a-1200 vu meter
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Tape
  14. J

    VU/Peak meter to save my speakers

    I read in an audio magazine years ago that if you never put the VU meters needle's into the red, you'll never blow a set of speakers. I don't really do any recording lately, however; I've been thinking about adding external VU meters to my various systems as an indicator of how hard I am pushing...
  15. BongoBill279

    TEAC CX-211 Cassette Deck VU Meters?

    I just bought a TEAC CX-211 at a local 2nd hand store for $20.00 and, luckily, it works awesome, but one of the VU meters works fine (right) and the other (left) moves very sluggishly. I plan of taking it to my tech tomorrow, thinking maybe it just has some dust in it or needs a drop of...
    • BongoBill279
    • Thread
    • cassette deck teac teac cx-210 teac cx-210/211 teac cx-211 vu vu meter vu meter repair
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Tape
  16. VintageDutch

    SONY SQR 6650 Restoring the "Nicotine version"

    Hi all.. >>>>Hold on, sit tight, don't hold your breath.... This is gonna be a longggggggg read.>>>> Got my Second SONY in beginning of April 2021. Bought it for € 85,-- ex shipment (€30,--) from Germany to the Netherlands. Never heard it play... and I did not touch it.. It was from a Guy who I...
    • VintageDutch
    • Thread
    • nicotine repair restoration sony sqr 6650 sqr-6650 vu meter
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Solid State
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    Yamaha P2200 - VU meters display strong pulse every few seconds

    Have just noticed that the VU meters on my recently acquired Yamaha P2200 have begun to act strangely. They both lie dormant then but shoot across the display every six seconds! The movement is not related to the music playing while connected to source (a Chord Hugo DAC.) Switched off source...
    • Hifibythekg
    • Thread
    • vu meter yamaha yamaha p2200
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Yamaha
  18. B

    Replacing glass windows on Pioneer Spec-4 VU Meter

    I bought my spec-4 with a crack in both VU meter windows. Luckily, the VU meters themselves are actually encased in a clear (acrylic?) case and can use the spec-4 without the glass windows. I've removed the broken glass, but I'm having difficulty finding a source for glass this small (2" x 4" x...
    • Boastless
    • Thread
    • pioneer pioneer spec-4 replacement glass spec-4 vu meter
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: DIY
  19. Moer

    VU Meter malfunctions- Yamaha CA-810

    Dear all, I need your advice as I found my Yamaha CA-810 integrated amp VU meter does not work properly on the left channel. - Left channel needle goes and stays at the max (furthest right) after the power on. - Back to the min (furthest left) after the power off. - Only happened to the left...
    • Moer
    • Thread
    • malfuction vu meter yamaha yamaha ca-810
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Solid State
  20. P

    BASF D6075 idle common problem

    aka NEC AUA-8000E aka MCS3865. Found two similar treads: https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/help-with-idle-current-adjustment.578811/ https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/idle-current-question-nec-aua-8000e-amplifier.893200/ but with no solution, couple of guys tried...
    • Poskok2010
    • Thread
    • basf d6075 bias adjustement idle adjust vu meter
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Solid State
  21. 3outof4

    Kenwood KA-5700 left VU meter not working. Any ideas?

    Snagged a nice looking KA-5700 from a garage sale for $15. Took it home and found that it sounds great, all inputs work, and all switches/lights function. The only problem is that the left VU meter shows no readings at all. Sound comes through both channels and the balance knob works great...
  22. Alfmonster

    Recommendation for MC225 external VU meters

    To prevent overloading the MC225, I was wondering if anyone had recommendations of external VU meters of some sort or other power output monitor. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
    • Alfmonster
    • Thread
    • mc225 mcintosh mcintosh mc225 tube amp tube amp help vu meter
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: McIntosh Audio
  23. GSJ

    All in one?

    This pet project is nearing completion. Okay the colour scheme looks familiar, does anyone like the look?
    • GSJ
    • Thread
    • new amp solid state vu meter
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Solid State
  24. Heffa

    EM83 VU Meter

    I want to use a EM83 as a VU meter on my next amp, an OTL headphone amp. Today I threw together a test, using this schematics I found somewhere: It kind of works, but the sensitivity is waaaay to low, so it only displays a small flickering when I play music to the inputs. Has anyone here...
  25. Capt.Willard

    The VU meter and how it got that way

    I figured since the big beautiful blue VU meters are such an iconic part of the McIntosh esthetic, you fellow mac heads might find this interesting: https://hackaday.com/2018/08/09/the-vu-meter-and-how-it-got-that-way/
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