Preamp/interconnects cause amp problems?


My power amp, which sat, untouched for 3 years, always on and sounding great had a short in the power supply (cap gone bad?).

I sent it back to be fixed and and hours after getting back had the same issue. Manufacturer replaced boards and related pieces and is sending back but said they found nothing that they think would cause the issue.

so my concern is it’s something here causing it. Even though the manufacturer put the amp on the burn in rack for a week I’m worried it will have this issue again.

is it possible my preamp or interconnects could cause this? I have a loaner amp in place now for a few months and have had zero issues with it (same everything and save outlet)
but it’s a different (lesser) brand.
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Showing 1 response by artemus_5

Just because the dealer could not find anything does not mean there is no problem. case in point, I bought a used preamp which had been at the mfg's service center for an issue which was supposedly fixed. The seller had it shipped directly to me. When I got it and hooked it up, the right channel quit working. Changing tubes didn't help. When I called the seller, he was shocked and said that it was the same issue he had sent it for repair. However when talking with the mfg, she too had left it running for a week trying to ;locate the issue and found nothing. I sent it back to her and declined the sale. Anyway, I learned later from the seller that it was a resister gone bad.

Some things happen like that and when your car has an issue that never shows when you take it to the mechanic. Life, I guess. The frustrating part