Would like some help, please!

[plastic penguin]

I fired up my A65 Plus this evening and the volume control moved slowly towards max. I had this with my Alpha 7R some years back. Then I took it to a dealer to have the problem fixed. I just wondered whether any other Arcam owner has experienced a similar problem?

If anyone can help, it would most appreciated.

 

[PJPro]

Sticky button on the remote?

 

[plastic penguin]

That was one of the first things I looked at - it's fine. Turned it off for a while and seems to be ok, thanks.

 

[Mike_Schmidt]

I had that with a HK home theater amp and the store didnt believe me. But I heard it twice luckily my speakers at the time could handle it for short bouts.

 

[Frank Harvey]

Sounds like a short somewhere which is engaging the 'volume up' inside the amp. may just need a desolder/solder to rectify.

 

[lordmortlock]

I've had this happen with my Onkyo 606. The volume level rises and the remote can't turn it down which leads to jumping out of one's seat and rushing over to the off switch before the speakers are damaged!

Its always fine afterwards. I put it down (perhaps wrongly) to an issue with the universal remote I use.

 

[Anonymous]

Hi,

When I got my arcam a32, about 1 month in, it turned itself up to full volume and went all white noisy. Very distressing. Sounded like the house was falling down. Luckily, the amp was connected to my celestion 551's. The amp was returned and fixed.

It did provide a question though. If this was to happen and the speakers were to blow, would the amp manufacturer pay for the cost of new speakers? After all, it would be a faulty amp that would be causing the damage.

I hope it all works out for you!

 

[jaxwired]

leenorris78:

It did provide a question though. If this was to happen and the speakers were to blow, would the amp manufacturer pay for the cost of new speakers? After all, it would be a faulty amp that would be causing the damage.

To say this is extremely unlikely is an understatement...

 

[Anonymous]

I agree it is unlikely but it did happen. The arcam a32 put out a horrendous noise. The celestions can cope with this sound level but if I'd have had my little proacs on the end, it could have proved very expensive. Sevenoaks (the dealer I bought the unit off) also did not have an answer.

Just a thought.

 

[plastic penguin]

Thank you, gentlemen. Yes, it's intermittent, and was fortunate because I had just switched on and no sources were active. I checked the remote (removing the batteries). Once I replaced them it seemed fine - hope it stays like that.