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Stereo amp stop produce sound
I have a Samson S1000 that accepts a subwoofer signal from pre/pro and
drives a passive SVS subwoofer. Until recent day, the amp stops amplified sound. Through troubleshooting, it indicates that the fault is in the S1000 amp. I am able to get the SVS sub working by placing a working amplifier between the pre/pro and the sub. This setup eliminates the suspicion of the two components: pre/pro and the sub. When I run the 5.1 sound balance with the S1000 in the system, sound is not emanating from the subwoofer. However if I test the subwoofer peak from the pre/pro and max out the test volume @ +15db (vol from the test menu in the pre/pro), the amp does creat sound but not at a very loud level as when it is working properly. What could posibly cause this problem? BTW, the S1000 is a stereo amp. I only use one channel to power the sub. I test both channel but they exhibit the same symptom as described in the second paragraph. Thanks all in advance. |
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Stereo amp stop produce sound
Tnguyen wrote: I have a Samson S1000 that accepts a subwoofer signal from pre/pro and drives a passive SVS subwoofer. Until recent day, the amp stops amplified sound. Through troubleshooting, it indicates that the fault is in the S1000 amp. Suggest you post in: rec.audio.tech Also search Google for technical discussion groups. Also read your Samson manual and ask Samson for advice. (snip) |
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Stereo amp stop produce sound
Tnguyen wrote:
I have a Samson S1000 that accepts a subwoofer signal from pre/pro and drives a passive SVS subwoofer. Until recent day, the amp stops amplified sound. Through troubleshooting, it indicates that the fault is in the S1000 amp. I am able to get the SVS sub working by placing a working amplifier between the pre/pro and the sub. This setup eliminates the suspicion of the two components: pre/pro and the sub. Okay, you have a junky DJ-grade amplifier, and it broke. Are you surprised? When I run the 5.1 sound balance with the S1000 in the system, sound is not emanating from the subwoofer. However if I test the subwoofer peak from the pre/pro and max out the test volume @ +15db (vol from the test menu in the pre/pro), the amp does creat sound but not at a very loud level as when it is working properly. What could posibly cause this problem? All kinds of things could cause something like that to happen, but clearly something in the signal path isn't passing much signal. BTW, the S1000 is a stereo amp. I only use one channel to power the sub. I test both channel but they exhibit the same symptom as described in the second paragraph. If the problem is common to both channels, that would tend to incriminate the power supply, which is common to both channels. In general, though, these amplifiers are not worth the money to have a tech look at them, and probably aren't worth your time to open them up unless you value your labour very little. If you open it you'll probably find two big rails and two small rails... and if you measure them you'll probably find one or more of them is dead. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Stereo amp stop produce sound
"Scott Dorsey" wrote in message ... Tnguyen wrote: I have a Samson S1000 that accepts a subwoofer signal from pre/pro and drives a passive SVS subwoofer. Until recent day, the amp stops amplified sound. Through troubleshooting, it indicates that the fault is in the S1000 amp. I am able to get the SVS sub working by placing a working amplifier between the pre/pro and the sub. This setup eliminates the suspicion of the two components: pre/pro and the sub. Okay, you have a junky DJ-grade amplifier, and it broke. Are you surprised? When I run the 5.1 sound balance with the S1000 in the system, sound is not emanating from the subwoofer. However if I test the subwoofer peak from the pre/pro and max out the test volume @ +15db (vol from the test menu in the pre/pro), the amp does creat sound but not at a very loud level as when it is working properly. What could posibly cause this problem? All kinds of things could cause something like that to happen, but clearly something in the signal path isn't passing much signal. BTW, the S1000 is a stereo amp. I only use one channel to power the sub. I test both channel but they exhibit the same symptom as described in the second paragraph. If the problem is common to both channels, that would tend to incriminate the power supply, which is common to both channels. In general, without open up the amp, power up and down is still working properly. In general, though, these amplifiers are not worth the money to have a tech look at them, and probably aren't worth your time to open them up unless you value your labour very little. So what you're saying is the amp is just junk? I thought it was a decent amp for the subwoofer, and it was the original component came with the subwoofer package from SVS. Now I would not use this amp to power the main speakers of course, but for the sub.... I think it was enough. If you open it you'll probably find two big rails and two small rails... and if you measure them you'll probably find one or more of them is dead. I have sometimes this Holiday. I may have a look at the power rails just for fun. Thanks for your advice!! --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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wrote in message ps.com... Tnguyen wrote: I have a Samson S1000 that accepts a subwoofer signal from pre/pro and drives a passive SVS subwoofer. Until recent day, the amp stops amplified sound. Through troubleshooting, it indicates that the fault is in the S1000 amp. Suggest you post in: rec.audio.tech I did this! Also search Google for technical discussion groups. Also read your Samson manual and ask Samson for advice. (snip) |
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In general, though, these amplifiers are not worth the money to have a
tech look at them, and probably aren't worth your time to open them up unless you value your labour very little. If you open it you'll probably find two big rails and two small rails... and if you measure them you'll probably find one or more of them is dead. Yep. In the US, it's generally $100 or so just to have a good take an amplifier in for evaluation, so as a general rule unless the amplifier is a very good one, it won't be worth having repaired. On the positive side, if the problem is with the power supply as suggested, that will usually be a lot less expensive to repair than say, output and/or driver stages. If the supply is of the switching variety, which is becoming more common in audio power amps these days, the power supply module is almost never repaired, but simply replaced. Such a repair can easily cost in the neighborhood of $100 for the supply alone, plus the cost of labor. For relatively inexpensive amplifiers your best bet will be to either work on it yourself or have a technically inclined and interested friend open it and look for simple problems like broken connections, loose crimp connections, cracked solder pads, blown fuses or obviously burnt up components and go from there. Good luck! Skler |
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Stereo amp stop produce sound
Trouble shooting yourself & looking for the obvious, or using the "Shotgun"
approach: If the power supply rail voltages are low or even totally gone, you may be able to fix the supply yourself. If it's a modular switching supply, see if it would be worth it for you to buy a new supply from the manufacturer and put it in yourself. If the supply is of the traditional analog type, you should be able to trouble shoot it with a volt meter. Common failures in such circuits include blown fuses (chassis mount, on-board type, or "in-transformer" fuses), bad voltage regulator IC's or transistors, bad rectifier diodes or bridge rectifier modules, burnt up & open circuit lands, leaky capacitors (usually in older equipment). Regulator IC's or transistors are the most common failure. Remember that if there's a blown fuse or burnt up & open circuit land/trace, it was most likely caused by the failure of some other component, and often when one component fails it will cause a cascade of failures. A popular technique for electronic repair when the parts in question are relatively cheap is to use the "shotgun" approach, in which simply all of the key electronic components are replaced. e.g. Main regulator IC's & transistors, rectifier diodes, zener diodes and filter capacitors. Resistors that have been subject to too much heat are usually easy to spot, since they will be discolored and sometimes misshapen; you can usually measure them in circuit as well to see if they've opened up or shifted in value significantly, though modern resistors are less prone to failure. To purchase the parts you need, check out the on-line electronics catalog stores like Mouser, Allied, DigiKey and Newark. Skler |
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