tube amp/flutter in speakers?


i have a nice pair of mono blks that are making my woofers flutter. when i adjust the hum bal it gets stronger or softer depending on which way i turn the adj. my interconnects are good. i am using an old pair of ess monitors with the heil driver. the amps are sansui HF V60. rated at 15wpc i belive?. thanks to all who help.
kona

Showing 1 response by ghostrider45

Unless it's a rare output transformerless (OTL) design, your amp has an output transformer between the power tubes and the speaker. This transformer will not pass DC unless it is seriously defective, in which case you'd likely have more severe symptoms such as smoke and overheated output tubes.

If it's not coming from an upstream component, then as mentioned above, low frequency oscillation is the likely culprit.

I agree that it's time for a trip to the shop.