No sound coming from Fatman Itube Carbon 2

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Hi,

new to this community and seeking some help.

Finally settled for the Fatman Itube Carbon2 as my new ipod dock. However after setting it up I can't get any sound from it. My speakers are connected properly and of course I did the trouble shooting written in the manual (which wasn't really helpful).

I'm using the following speakers:

Heco Victa 200

power-handling capacity 60/100W

Impendance 4-8 Ohms

Recommended amplifier output 20-100W

I can't find the mistake in the set up. So is there something wrong inside the amp or am I missing anything ?

Any help is much appreciated. It's driving me crazy.

Cheers from Germany,

Michael

 

[a91gti]

The only thing that comes to mind is that maybe your ipod needs to be in airplane mode.
Also, we've a few "hifi" snobs in these parts, you may want to post your question in a more appropriate area of the forum.

 

[a91gti]

You might try the "mp3/mp4" area.

 

[matengawhat]

few questions - are all the valves lit up?

Are you using the supplied speaker cable or your own - if own does your own have banana plugs fitted to them?

sometimes tubes work themselves lose in transit - with everything turned off and tubes cold carefully remove the cage, unplug and replug in - in terms of the speakers cables if using your own banana plugs for some reason i found mine very lose in the back of the fatman as though the holes were to big and not making a proper connection - simply bent out the inner pins so fitted snuggly problem solved - or it could have arrived broken

 

[Anonymous]

andrewknight:The only thing that comes to mind is that maybe your ipod needs to be in airplane mode.
Also, we've a few "hifi" snobs in these parts, you may want to post your question in a more appropriate area of the forum.

Thanks for your replies. I am using the Ipod Classic 160GB (forget to mention) and as far as I know there's no airplane mode.

thanks again. will try in the forum recommended.

 

[Anonymous]

matengawhat:
few questions - are all the valves lit up?

Are you using the supplied speaker cable or your own - if own does your own have banana plugs fitted to them?

sometimes tubes work themselves lose in transit - with everything turned off and tubes cold carefully remove the cage, unplug and replug in - in terms of the speakers cables if using your own banana plugs for some reason i found mine very lose in the back of the fatman as though the holes were to big and not making a proper connection - simply bent out the inner pins so fitted snuggly problem solved - or it could have arrived broken

Hi,

thanks for your answer.

Yes, the valves are all lit up.

I tried it with the supplied cable as well as with my own (did it with and without banana plugs).

Will probably try to unplug/replug the tubes, however they seem to fit very strongly and I don't want to damage them (as the amp is brand new) Will let you know if it worked out. Still prefer to exchange it for a new one. Will have to see what the manufacturer says on monday.

thanks again.

cheers.