My W4S ST-500 just arrived from its previous owner. Gave it a cursory inspection, hooked it up and... the image is off center. By a significant margin.
I employ the balance control of the W4S DAC2 and it brings it back, but still doesn't sound right and why should I have to employ the balance control? I didn't have to before, with the other amp...
Check the interconnects, OK.
Check the speaker cables, OK.
Start sweating a bit. Well, you bought used, here you go, floats in my head. Now what?
Pretty pissed I turn everything off and go to pick up my daughter from her dance class. While driving my mind keeps searching for an explanation and the bulb comes lit. There are two switches on the back of the power amp, selecting XLR/RCA inputs. The previous owner had them on XLR, I switched them on RCA, for my XLR cables didn't arrive yet, maybe there is something there...
And sure enough, when I came home and checked, one of the switches was only halfway switched. Pushed it completely and everything was just fine.
Phew!
I employ the balance control of the W4S DAC2 and it brings it back, but still doesn't sound right and why should I have to employ the balance control? I didn't have to before, with the other amp...
Check the interconnects, OK.
Check the speaker cables, OK.
Start sweating a bit. Well, you bought used, here you go, floats in my head. Now what?
Pretty pissed I turn everything off and go to pick up my daughter from her dance class. While driving my mind keeps searching for an explanation and the bulb comes lit. There are two switches on the back of the power amp, selecting XLR/RCA inputs. The previous owner had them on XLR, I switched them on RCA, for my XLR cables didn't arrive yet, maybe there is something there...
And sure enough, when I came home and checked, one of the switches was only halfway switched. Pushed it completely and everything was just fine.
Phew!