is my old technics su-x301 dying?

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[Anonymous]

not sure why it wouldnt post, but anyway...

hi guys, so ive been having problems lately with my old technics amp.

the first thing ive noticed is that whenever i play a song, the singing or melody sounds very distant or almost completely drowned out. it has also lost a lot of volume (i have to turn it up much louder to get to the volume i used to have it at, at which point it begins to distort).

i tested one of my freinds kenwood speakers through my amp and it still sounded awful. i then tried one of my technics speakers through his pioneer amp and it sounded gret.

am i right in assuming that my amp has reached the end of the line? :/

like i said in my intro, im a complete pleb when it comes to this stuff, so any help would be much appreciated

cheers

Chris

 

[Mooly]

Could be any number of things. If singing and voices are "dissappearing"but the music remains then that could be some form of cancellation occuring and may be nothing more than a dirty balance control wiper or switches etc that need cleaning. It needs a few basic checks and tests. Ultimately its probably an easy fix but it does mean taking the top off and having a look/test/measure.

 

[Anonymous]

ok thanks man, ill have a look but im not sure i'll really know what im looking at

 

[drummerman]

As nothing has blown this can, on occasions, indicate leaking capacitors. Check if they are bulging or if any fluid has leaked.

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