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james you don't get it:

My setup does everything we need it to. The aforementioned 8-track is not the core listening platform in my system. It's just one more option.

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On Wednesday, July 2, 2014 3:43:46 PM UTC-4, wrote:
james you don't get it:



My setup does everything we need it to. The aforementioned 8-track is not the core listening platform in my system. It's just one more option.

8 tracks are garbage. But you're right about one thing, no point in wasting time explaining the current state of the art.

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IT HAPPENED AGAIN!!


This morning I turned on my replacement RX-515V, and it sounded
suspiciously low. I pressed "Test" for the surround sound pink
noise, and sure enough, center channel dead.


It seems these receivers have a history of blowing center
channel outputs. And no, I'm not over-driving it. Even JVC
themselves no longer service 20 year old receivers. They
can't even look up this model number!

[Randy Yates[_2_]]

writes:

IT HAPPENED AGAIN!!


This morning I turned on my replacement RX-515V, and it sounded
suspiciously low. I pressed "Test" for the surround sound pink
noise, and sure enough, center channel dead.


It seems these receivers have a history of blowing center
channel outputs. And no, I'm not over-driving it. Even JVC
themselves no longer service 20 year old receivers. They
can't even look up this model number!

Is it possible you have some problem in your load (speaker) that's
causing it?
--
Randy Yates
Digital Signal Labs
http://www.digitalsignallabs.com

[Randy Yates[_2_]]

Randy Yates writes:

writes:

IT HAPPENED AGAIN!!


This morning I turned on my replacement RX-515V, and it sounded
suspiciously low. I pressed "Test" for the surround sound pink
noise, and sure enough, center channel dead.


It seems these receivers have a history of blowing center
channel outputs. And no, I'm not over-driving it. Even JVC
themselves no longer service 20 year old receivers. They
can't even look up this model number!

Is it possible you have some problem in your load (speaker) that's
causing it?

I realized after I posted this that you are probably saying that the
channel was blown before you bought it. However, it is possible that a
problem in your load (short or near-short?) could blow it shortly after
first turn-on.
--
Randy Yates
Digital Signal Labs
http://www.digitalsignallabs.com

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Randy Yates:

Apologies for any vaguery in my latest
post.

#1. I EBayed the replacement RX-515V
one year ago, and it has been satisfactory
almost up to today(when I discovered no
sound from my center speaker).


#2. All speakers are 8ohm. This Receiver
specifies 8~16ohm load. My original
515 went for 19 years in this configuration
before losing its center channel audio
last June.

[Randy Yates[_2_]]

writes:

Randy Yates:

Apologies for any vaguery in my latest
post.

#1. I EBayed the replacement RX-515V
one year ago, and it has been satisfactory
almost up to today(when I discovered no
sound from my center speaker).


#2. All speakers are 8ohm. This Receiver
specifies 8~16ohm load. My original
515 went for 19 years in this configuration
before losing its center channel audio
last June.

Well, they're SUPPOSED to be 8 ohm. Are you sure the voice coil didn't
become partially shorted, or the speaker wires, or ...

Move the center speaker and see if the problem follows it.

Perhaps I insult your intelligence and you've already done these things.
Forgive me if so.
--
Randy Yates
Digital Signal Labs
http://www.digitalsignallabs.com