Amp question

leroyjr1
leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
edited December 2008 in Electronics
Just drove 3 hours to pick up a amp. The guy was selling it for a friend who claimed it worked. The guy I was dealing with had no way of testing it so I figured I would bring a speak and some speaker cables along to listen for a hiss since he had no source to hook it up to.

I arrived after a hour of getting lost and when I did the hiss test in both channels only the left channel created the hiss sound. So I figured the right channel was blown and I past on the amp.

My question is was my assumption right. If no hiss was coming from the right channel it had to have been blown.


Thanks.
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  • joeparaski
    joeparaski Posts: 1,865
    edited December 2008
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    Just drove 3 hours to pick up a amp. The guy was selling it for a friend who claimed it worked. The guy I was dealing with had no way of testing it so I figured I would bring a speak and some speaker cables along to listen for a hiss since he had no source to hook it up to.

    I arrived after a hour of getting lost and when I did the hiss test in both channels only the left channel created the hiss sound. So I figured the right channel was blown and I past on the amp.

    My question is was my assumption right. If no hiss was coming from the right channel it had to have been blown.


    Thanks.


    Depending on the amp and the price you could have bargained him down and then get the amp fixed, assuming of course that it is an amp worth fixing.

    It does sound like one channel was dead.

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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited December 2008
    joeparaski wrote: »
    Depending on the amp and the price you could have bargained him down and then get the amp fixed, assuming of course that it is an amp worth fixing.

    It does sound like one channel was dead.

    Joe


    He was selling it for his friend so he wouldn't bargain any. Wasn't worth getting fixed IMO. The amp was for my father for christmas along with some bookshelf speakers I got him. Anytime he comes over he brings a cd and beer and tries to have a jammin session. So I figured I would get him a pair of LSI 's and a small decent amp. The amp was Adcom 545II and the guy wanted $100. The ride was only suppose to be 35 minutes each way, but with me getting lost and my cell battery died it turned into almost 3 hours.


    thanks
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  • curved
    curved Posts: 664
    edited December 2008
    Where was it??
    Living Room:....................[HTML] [/HTML] Zone 2 (Workout Room):
    AVR - Yamaha RX-V757......JBL 4312 Pro Monitors
    Pre - Nak CA-5
    AMP - Adcom 555 (Main)
    Main - Polk RTI8**/RTiA5
    AMP - Adcom 545II (Center)
    Center - Polk CSiA4**
    Sub - Snell Basis 300:p......Zone 3 (Outside)
    CD - Yamaha CDC-555.......Def Tech AW5500
    TV - Pani TH-42PZ80U
    BR - LG BD390
    Monster HTS1600 Power Center
    Dedicated Circuit - (2) 20amp, (1) 15amp
    Ben's IC, Canare 4S11
    **Dayton and Sonicap Caps with Mills Resistors**
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited December 2008
    curved wrote: »
    Where was it??

    Racine. It's on ebay.


    Can I have my 555 back?:D
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  • mmadden28
    mmadden28 Posts: 4,283
    edited December 2008
    Ya know if you have an iPod and an 1/8" mini to RCA wire, you can connect it directly to the amp-you just have to make sure you start the volume real low. A nice portable test source.
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  • curved
    curved Posts: 664
    edited December 2008
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    Racine. It's on ebay.


    Can I have my 555 back?:D

    :p Already fell in love with it ;)

    Racine can get a little tricky - I went to college down there (Parkside).
    Living Room:....................[HTML] [/HTML] Zone 2 (Workout Room):
    AVR - Yamaha RX-V757......JBL 4312 Pro Monitors
    Pre - Nak CA-5
    AMP - Adcom 555 (Main)
    Main - Polk RTI8**/RTiA5
    AMP - Adcom 545II (Center)
    Center - Polk CSiA4**
    Sub - Snell Basis 300:p......Zone 3 (Outside)
    CD - Yamaha CDC-555.......Def Tech AW5500
    TV - Pani TH-42PZ80U
    BR - LG BD390
    Monster HTS1600 Power Center
    Dedicated Circuit - (2) 20amp, (1) 15amp
    Ben's IC, Canare 4S11
    **Dayton and Sonicap Caps with Mills Resistors**
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  • curved
    curved Posts: 664
    edited December 2008
    mmadden28 wrote: »
    Ya know if you have an iPod and an 1/8" mini to RCA wire, you can connect it directly to the amp-you just have to make sure you start the volume real low. A nice portable test source.

    That's what I do for now up north with my 535 - use my labtop and my external hd with over 80,000 songs:D
    Living Room:....................[HTML] [/HTML] Zone 2 (Workout Room):
    AVR - Yamaha RX-V757......JBL 4312 Pro Monitors
    Pre - Nak CA-5
    AMP - Adcom 555 (Main)
    Main - Polk RTI8**/RTiA5
    AMP - Adcom 545II (Center)
    Center - Polk CSiA4**
    Sub - Snell Basis 300:p......Zone 3 (Outside)
    CD - Yamaha CDC-555.......Def Tech AW5500
    TV - Pani TH-42PZ80U
    BR - LG BD390
    Monster HTS1600 Power Center
    Dedicated Circuit - (2) 20amp, (1) 15amp
    Ben's IC, Canare 4S11
    **Dayton and Sonicap Caps with Mills Resistors**
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited December 2008
    mmadden28 wrote: »
    Ya know if you have an iPod and an 1/8" mini to RCA wire, you can connect it directly to the amp-you just have to make sure you start the volume real low. A nice portable test source.

    I've tried that with my I-Phone and for some reason even with the I-Phone turned all the way down It plays at full volume.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited December 2008
    curved wrote: »
    :p Already fell in love with it ;)

    Racine can get a little tricky - I went to college down there (Parkside).


    The thing that messed me up was on my navigation in my car I kept putting Green Bay Ave.

    Come to find out they have a Greenbay Ave. and a Green Bay ave.
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  • curved
    curved Posts: 664
    edited December 2008
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    I've tried that with my I-Phone and for some reason even with the I-Phone turned all the way down It plays at full volume.

    hmmm....that's odd. What happens when you hook it up through your pre? Do you have any volume control on your iphone?
    Living Room:....................[HTML] [/HTML] Zone 2 (Workout Room):
    AVR - Yamaha RX-V757......JBL 4312 Pro Monitors
    Pre - Nak CA-5
    AMP - Adcom 555 (Main)
    Main - Polk RTI8**/RTiA5
    AMP - Adcom 545II (Center)
    Center - Polk CSiA4**
    Sub - Snell Basis 300:p......Zone 3 (Outside)
    CD - Yamaha CDC-555.......Def Tech AW5500
    TV - Pani TH-42PZ80U
    BR - LG BD390
    Monster HTS1600 Power Center
    Dedicated Circuit - (2) 20amp, (1) 15amp
    Ben's IC, Canare 4S11
    **Dayton and Sonicap Caps with Mills Resistors**
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  • mmadden28
    mmadden28 Posts: 4,283
    edited December 2008
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    I've tried that with my I-Phone and for some reason even with the I-Phone turned all the way down It plays at full volume.

    sumpin aint right there. Same when you connect to a set of portable iPod speakers too?
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