Got some good news and some bad news . . .

SolidSqual
SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
edited January 2009 in 2 Channel Audio
Just discovered some of the inputs on the BAT are busted!!!! Motha-!@#ka . . . I am serious! Guess which ones?????? The effing balanced inputs!!!!!! I was so pissed, but now I am good.

Called up Chase Visa, they reversed the charge and told me to send the preamp back to the sender. How great is that? It was that simple!

No wonder dishonest people find it so easy to scam people.

Guess my new pre is a Cary SLP-03 until I find something better.

I suppose I should also say I called the seller and he hung up on me . . . that's about what made me see red. But, now he's the one with his finger up his butt.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,194
    edited January 2009
    I don't know your pre but is there a switch to pick between unbalanced and balanced you might have overlooked???
    I'm sure thats not the case but hey, we all trip sometimes.

    Sorry to hear about this anyway. I hate nothing more then broken gear.

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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited January 2009
    What is actually broken?
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited January 2009
    The owner.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,029
    edited January 2009
    Hehe.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited January 2009
    The situation is not funny but Doro busted my gut with that one:D
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited January 2009
    dorokusai wrote: »
    The owner.

    This made me laugh and then I thought . . . is he talking about me or the jerk who hung up on me?
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,194
    edited January 2009
    So is there a switch to pick between balanced in or unbalanced in??? I can't find a pic of the back end of this pre.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited January 2009
    Seriously what is broken? The jack?
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited January 2009
    SolidSqual wrote: »
    This made me laugh and then I thought . . . is he talking about me or the jerk who hung up on me?

    I'm just messing with you Mike. I've been in your shoes before in regards to that type of situation....it's lame.
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited January 2009
    No, no switch. All I know is that the balanced input doesn't work on the right channel but the left channel does work. The tube is not bad because I swapped both sides and the right remains busted. Ben's cables are not bad because they work on my Cary SLP-03 as does the rest of my system.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,029
    edited January 2009
    Get a rope.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited January 2009
    Yeah I tested them before I sent them. Color coded wires too. I wish you were closer...
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited January 2009
    ben62670 wrote: »
    Yeah I tested them before I sent them. Color coded wires too. I wish you were closer...

    Hey Ben, hope you know I didn't mean to single out your cables. I love these things. I just mentioned them because they were the most recent variable.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited January 2009
    Hmmmm....any chicken feathers in those cables?
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited January 2009
    No problem. I have only had two failures. One the guy told me he broke one trying to remove a locked locking RCA. Another a wire broke, but that was before the new strain relief system. EVERYTHING needs to be looked;) When I said if you lived closer I was referring to taking a look at the pre. I have helped out some other Polkies with electronics too:)
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited January 2009
    Well, it worked out. In the end I have a pretty decent pre that can be upgraded to something better later. For now, I am $2K richer, which will really help with whatever I decide to do as my source.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited January 2009
    Well I am glad you have another balanced pre. Especially after I redid your cables to XLR's!

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    Ricardo wrote: »
    Hmmmm....any chicken feathers in those cables?

    The chicken feather option is extra:)
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited January 2009
    Sorry to hear the guy was a tool.

    RT1
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited January 2009
    Got some good news, the BAT is fixed and problem resolved!
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited January 2009
    SolidSqual wrote: »
    Got some good news, the BAT is fixed and problem resolved!

    That's great.

    I'll give it 30 days before it's replaced.:p
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,068
    edited January 2009
    Early B. wrote: »
    That's great.

    I'll give it 30 days before it's replaced.:p

    You're being very generous with giving him 30 days!!! :D
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited January 2009
    Early B. wrote: »
    That's great.

    I'll give it 30 days before it's replaced.:p

    I would like to take bets on that. I guarantee I will not sell my new amps, preamp, subwoofer or speakers for years . . .

    That being said, my DacMagic will be replaced once the manufacturers put all their new products on the market and I can take a proper survey.

    I will say however that the DacMagic is the best DAC $400 can buy, period. In fact, in terms of connectivity, it can't be beat under $1K.
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  • Vancmann
    Vancmann Posts: 11
    edited January 2009
    post #8
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,561
    edited January 2009
    SolidSqual wrote: »
    Got some good news, the BAT is fixed and problem resolved!

    So, what was the problem and who fixed it?
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited January 2009
    On a whim, I just bought new tubes for the preamp to see if that would fix the problem. It did despite the fact that the original ones were all lighting up.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,029
    edited January 2009
    Interesting, I'll have to remember that. Glad to hear that it's up and running Mike. Happy listening.
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited January 2009
    treitz3 wrote: »
    Interesting, I'll have to remember that. Glad to hear that it's up and running Mike. Happy listening.

    Yeah, I used to think they were like light bulbs. If they lit up, then all was well. Apparently this is not the case.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,029
    edited January 2009
    Well, you learn something everyday.
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited January 2009
    Sounds good. Glad it's working out. Does it use multiple tubes? If so, might want to try replacing all of them incase some are weak.
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  • Igo
    Igo Posts: 411
    edited January 2009
    SolidSqual wrote: »
    Just discovered some of the inputs on the BAT are busted!!!! Motha-!@#ka . . . I am serious! Guess which ones?????? The effing balanced inputs!!!!!! I was so pissed, but now I am good.

    Called up Chase Visa, they reversed the charge and told me to send the preamp back to the sender. How great is that? It was that simple!

    No wonder dishonest people find it so easy to scam people.

    Guess my new pre is a Cary SLP-03 until I find something better.

    I suppose I should also say I called the seller and he hung up on me . . . that's about what made me see red. But, now he's the one with his finger up his butt.
    Why don't you post his phone number here and let about 900 of us give him a call. I can't put up with people like that.
    Did you get shipping and everything back?
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