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No output on New LS26

I just hooked it up for the first time and have tried both outputs and CD and Proc Pass Thru and get no response from volume. Re hooked main amp back up to pre-pro and it works fine. Hooked up Grado headphone amp up to outputs and nothing. Hooked Grado up to Monitor and get bleed thru so a signal is present. Hooked grado up to record out and get full sound. The culprit appears to be the volume switch. Spent an hour on the phone with the dealer, we racked our brains. Life sometimes has a simple solution that you just don't see it. OH also tried reset procedure 4 times. SO any one have an idea before I box it back up. Hoping is just a tad of magic dust, mixed with sap of oak tree and a frog eye. Let me know what you think.
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docdan50
71 posts
 
I have a ref one that had a similar problem. Turned out one of the jfets on that side broke off during transit. It had to go back to be fixed. Works great since.
sonofnorway
62 posts
 
Do you need to tell it if you are using BAL or SE inputs?
sonofnorway
62 posts
 
I should add a little more info. The previous generations of ARC preamps (one of which I have) have a switch to select BAL or SE for any input. The new interface on the LS 26 maybe has a default value for that choice? If the default choice is BAL and you have your CD player hooked up to the SE inputs you would have the same effect as no source selected. Make sure you have the volume turned down to a "safe" level if you find such a setting and change it.
sonofnorway
62 posts
 
Upon re-reaading your post, I see you got sound from "record out", so I'm skeptical that my idea is the problem.
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theo OP
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Sono, Thank you but I did try the Bal/Se a number of times
and tried both cables think maybe the Bal/Se switch was dead. I think since I get a faint faint sound at 103(max vol)from cd and a grounding hum/buz from PROC with pre/pro volume at max. It must be a bad volume switch or something in that circuit. Frustrating I have been saving for a year to get this. Boo Hoo for me. Thank again
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