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I bought a surround sound system a little while ago but when I
turned it up all the way it wasn't very loud. After much trouble, the
store wouldn't take it back and it seemed there was nothing I could do
about it. I had an old receiver laying around so curiously I hooked it
up and the speakers worked fine. I've had it hooked up for a few
years and now this one is doing the same thing. When I turn it up all
the way you can barely hear it.
I took the back off and followed the power source in and didn't
see any welds broken or burned. All of the fuses appear to be good.
Just wondering if anyone knew what the problem was and how to fix it.
I'd like to do it myself seems how I have two broken now.....if it's
not too much trouble. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks, Jay.

[Ron]

On Feb 19, 6:38 pm, wrote:
I bought a surround sound system a little while ago but when I
turned it up all the way it wasn't very loud. After much trouble, the
store wouldn't take it back and it seemed there was nothing I could do
about it. I had an old receiver laying around so curiously I hooked it
up and the speakers worked fine. I've had it hooked up for a few
years and now this one is doing the same thing. When I turn it up all
the way you can barely hear it.
I took the back off and followed the power source in and didn't
see any welds broken or burned. All of the fuses appear to be good.
Just wondering if anyone knew what the problem was and how to fix it.
I'd like to do it myself seems how I have two broken now.....if it's
not too much trouble. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks, Jay.


This may be a dumb question, but did you make sure the tape monitor
button didn't get accidentally pushed in on your current receiver?

[Mark D. Zacharias]

wrote:
I bought a surround sound system a little while ago but when I
turned it up all the way it wasn't very loud. After much trouble, the
store wouldn't take it back and it seemed there was nothing I could do
about it. I had an old receiver laying around so curiously I hooked it
up and the speakers worked fine. I've had it hooked up for a few
years and now this one is doing the same thing. When I turn it up all
the way you can barely hear it.
I took the back off and followed the power source in and didn't
see any welds broken or burned. All of the fuses appear to be good.
Just wondering if anyone knew what the problem was and how to fix it.
I'd like to do it myself seems how I have two broken now.....if it's
not too much trouble. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks, Jay.

1. As someone else suggested, the tape monitor may be engaged. DO turn the
volume down before pressing any buttons.

2. Turning the volume up "all the way" is really bad for the equipment and
suggests a truly unknowledgeable approach to the equipment and to the music.
I'm surprised I haven't seen any flames yet, but I do think they'll come.

I get this from my customers sometimes. They think that since the volume
control goes up that high, it must be OK to make use of all of it.

WRONG.

Much over 1/2 volume on a mechanical volume control is often too much. Even
1/3 may almost be too much if listening to a louder or compressed source,
like FM rock stations.

"0 dB" on a digital volume control is also usually too much.

Mark Z.

[Ron]

On Feb 21, 6:25 pm, "Mark D. Zacharias"
wrote:
wrote:
I bought a surround sound system a little while ago but when I
turned it up all the way it wasn't very loud. After much trouble, the
store wouldn't take it back and it seemed there was nothing I could do
about it. I had an old receiver laying around so curiously I hooked it
up and the speakers worked fine. I've had it hooked up for a few
years and now this one is doing the same thing. When I turn it up all
the way you can barely hear it.
I took the back off and followed the power source in and didn't
see any welds broken or burned. All of the fuses appear to be good.
Just wondering if anyone knew what the problem was and how to fix it.
I'd like to do it myself seems how I have two broken now.....if it's
not too much trouble. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks, Jay.

1. As someone else suggested, the tape monitor may be engaged. DO turn the
volume down before pressing any buttons.

2. Turning the volume up "all the way" is really bad for the equipment and
suggests a truly unknowledgeable approach to the equipment and to the music.
I'm surprised I haven't seen any flames yet, but I do think they'll come.

I get this from my customers sometimes. They think that since the volume
control goes up that high, it must be OK to make use of all of it.

WRONG.

Much over 1/2 volume on a mechanical volume control is often too much. Even
1/3 may almost be too much if listening to a louder or compressed source,
like FM rock stations.

"0 dB" on a digital volume control is also usually too much.

Mark Z.

Not sure about the first receiver, but with his current receiver, I
think he meant that he had no sound, so he he turned it all the way up
and he could barely hear it...that's why I suggested the tape monitor
button/switch.