Theta Intrepid humming
KrazyMofo24
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I’m hoping someone may know some things to try before I store it away.
It’s a 5 channel amp I purchased a few years ago. It’s been fine this whole time but I moved it to the bedroom and I guess it didn’t like it.
Currently 4 out of 5 channels are buzzing/humming. My last attempt it made a huge sound and hurt my ear.
I’ve tried switching rca cables, unplugging all other devices. It does this without anything plugged in but the speakers. I tried multiple outlets and the one it was working previously.
Just wanted to run it by you guys.
It’s a 5 channel amp I purchased a few years ago. It’s been fine this whole time but I moved it to the bedroom and I guess it didn’t like it.
Currently 4 out of 5 channels are buzzing/humming. My last attempt it made a huge sound and hurt my ear.
I’ve tried switching rca cables, unplugging all other devices. It does this without anything plugged in but the speakers. I tried multiple outlets and the one it was working previously.
Just wanted to run it by you guys.
Setup:
2 Channel: Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand, T+A P 1230R, Primare SPA21, Oppo BDP-105
PC: Vienna Acoustics Haydn Grand, Cambridge Azure 650A v2 , Peachtree iDAC, Denon DVD-3800BDCI
2 Channel: Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand, T+A P 1230R, Primare SPA21, Oppo BDP-105
PC: Vienna Acoustics Haydn Grand, Cambridge Azure 650A v2 , Peachtree iDAC, Denon DVD-3800BDCI
Comments
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Sounds like a bad filter capacitor, if it's doing that even in the previous outlet you were using.
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The age of the amp alone indicates it's time for some maintenance
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Thanks for the help on this. I’m going to try replacing the fuse. I pulled it out and it just all white so couldn’t see if it was busted or not.
I emailed support and they said it needs to be serviced. Doesn’t hurt to try the fuse.Setup:
2 Channel: Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand, T+A P 1230R, Primare SPA21, Oppo BDP-105
PC: Vienna Acoustics Haydn Grand, Cambridge Azure 650A v2 , Peachtree iDAC, Denon DVD-3800BDCI -
If the fuse is blown, there is a reason that it blew. Best to have it serviced first and have them replace the fuse. You don't want to compound the issue and create yet another possible issue.
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Do not power up the amplifier until it's been serviced!
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Thanks never had anything serviced do you know about what’s typical on the cost?
Setup:
2 Channel: Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand, T+A P 1230R, Primare SPA21, Oppo BDP-105
PC: Vienna Acoustics Haydn Grand, Cambridge Azure 650A v2 , Peachtree iDAC, Denon DVD-3800BDCI -
Theta was not cheap when new, so I expect costs to be somewhat higher than a bread and butter amp, but should still be cheaper than buying a new cheap amp, and you will have something that should run another 20 years.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
