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[cms68]

Great forum! Just joined. I searched but my problem may be too specific.

I have a Yamaha RXV1200 audio receiver with Energy surround sound speakers. Had this for about 3 years. Recently, my two front (left and right) speakers stopped producing sound. Does not matter which input source is used (cable/dvd/vcr, etc.). Using the 'test' sound on the receiver, no sound from either left or right front speaker. Center, sub and rears produce sound.
Checked and re-did all connections. Could I have blown channel in the receiver?

Any thoughts are greatly appreciated. I'm a novice at all this...
Thanks,
Chuck

 

[Johnd]

Great forum! Just joined. I searched but my problem may be too specific.

I have a Yamaha RXV1200 audio receiver with Energy surround sound speakers. Had this for about 3 years. Recently, my two front (left and right) speakers stopped producing sound. Does not matter which input source is used (cable/dvd/vcr, etc.). Using the 'test' sound on the receiver, no sound from either left or right front speaker. Center, sub and rears produce sound.
Checked and re-did all connections. Could I have blown channel in the receiver?

Any thoughts are greatly appreciated. I'm a novice at all this...
Thanks,
Chuck

Welcome to the forum Chuck.

If you obtain sound in your other three speakers from all sources, as well as the test sound, I would check the connections first. I know, it sounds stupid, but sometimes it's that simple. Then I would try an alternate speaker and perhaps the wire as well for one of your fronts just as a double check. Finally, you would have blown two channels if both mains are gone....hopefully not. Cheers.

 

[dorokusai]

I would suggest hooking up a pair of cheap, expendable speakers to those outputs and do the same things you have done already. If they exhibit the same problem, chances are the channels are blown.

This may be simple, it may be more involved but some of these problems are fuse related. I would pop the top and take a look. If it's not fused or obvious, then perhaps its time to take it to someone or send it back to Yamaha.

There is a plethora of knowledge here so hold tight and get some more input. Good luck.

Mark
Polk Audio CS

 

[Davemcc]

When you use the radio tuner in straight stereo, you get...nothing?

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

I have a Yamaha RXV1200...Recently, my two front (left and right) speakers stopped producing sound...Using the 'test' sound on the receiver, no sound from either left or right front speaker. Center, sub and rears produce sound... Could I have blown channel in the receiver?

Either the amp in the Yamaha is not working or the speakers are not working.
My first guess would be the Yamaha that is broken.

Hook your L/R main speakers to the Surround Channel speaker terminals. If it produces sound, then your L/R main speakers are okay, and the Yamaha is broken. If it still produces NO sound, then the L/R main speakers are broken.

 

[mtrycrafts]

Great forum! Just joined. I searched but my problem may be too specific.

I have a Yamaha RXV1200 audio receiver with Energy surround sound speakers. Had this for about 3 years. Recently, my two front (left and right) speakers stopped producing sound. Does not matter which input source is used (cable/dvd/vcr, etc.). Using the 'test' sound on the receiver, no sound from either left or right front speaker. Center, sub and rears produce sound.
Checked and re-did all connections. Could I have blown channel in the receiver?

Any thoughts are greatly appreciated. I'm a novice at all this...
Thanks,
Chuck

You could use the center speaker to test the left/right outs and either the l/r speaker in the center channel. This will eliminate the speakers as the fault.

Not familiar with that Yam but check to see if it has tape loop or tape monitor and a button for it. If that was pressed by chance it will disable the regular sources to the 2 front speakers looking for the tape signal. This is an outside chance but needs to be checked and eliminated.

 

[cms68]

Thanks for all the replies. I unmounted my rear speakers, wired them to the front with new speaker wire. Connections are all good. No sound out of the front. The ones that were in the front, produce sound when hooked to the rear channels. Looks like I'll be sending my receiver out.
No tape loop or tape monitor switch. I've gone over every setting and connection and I'm pretty sure it is the receiver.
Thanks again. This is a great place.
Chuck

 

[mtrycrafts]

Thanks for all the replies. I unmounted my rear speakers, wired them to the front with new speaker wire. Connections are all good. No sound out of the front. The ones that were in the front, produce sound when hooked to the rear channels. Looks like I'll be sending my receiver out.
No tape loop or tape monitor switch. I've gone over every setting and connection and I'm pretty sure it is the receiver.
Thanks again. This is a great place.
Chuck

Yep, we seem to have eliminated everything else, so it is the unit itself

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Thanks for all the replies. I unmounted my rear speakers, wired them to the front with new speaker wire. Connections are all good. No sound out of the front. The ones that were in the front, produce sound when hooked to the rear channels. Looks like I'll be sending my receiver out.
No tape loop or tape monitor switch. I've gone over every setting and connection and I'm pretty sure it is the receiver.
Thanks again. This is a great place.
Chuck

You sure you want to fix the receiver and not just buy a new one? I would be really tempted to buy a new shiny Onkyo 805 or something.

 

[cms68]

ADT Guy-you don't know me but you know me, I was already researchiing new receivers (HDMI connections and all the other stuff). But then
I remembered that fateful night. I had been hooking something up and had turned speaker A switch to off. This killed my front left and right speakers. The first thing I thought of was what a dumb aXX. First time I post to an audio forum and I show my butt. I got up and hit the switch (it was in the off position. That was it-I feel good and really stupid at the same time. But it wasn't. The switch has lost it's feel. It is not getting a connection. The switch is dead. (wizard of OZZ).

Would you guys attempt to open your case to replace a switch?

Thanks again to everybody. I really appreciate it.
Chuck

 

[MapleSyrup]

ADT Guy-you don't know me but you know me, I was already researchiing new receivers (HDMI connections and all the other stuff). But then
I remembered that fateful night. I had been hooking something up and had turned speaker A switch to off. This killed my front left and right speakers. The first thing I thought of was what a dumb aXX. First time I post to an audio forum and I show my butt. I got up and hit the switch (it was in the off position. That was it-I feel good and really stupid at the same time. But it wasn't. The switch has lost it's feel. It is not getting a connection. The switch is dead. (wizard of OZZ).

Would you guys attempt to open your case to replace a switch?

Thanks again to everybody. I really appreciate it.
Chuck

Wow, I was just gong to ask if the Speaker A button was on or off. Since it seems that it's "permanently" off I was wondering if you can't get the same performance (surround sound and all) if you hooked your two mains to the B setting? Or do you use that already for surround? Or perhaps the B setting isn't available for surround sound?

As for buying an Onkyo, I just replaced my Denon 3801 (paid over $1000 bucks for it about seven years ago) with Onkyo's entry level 505 receiver. I loved the Denon, still do (it's now doing stereo duty and ironically replaced my 25 year old Yamaha stereo receiver which just now crapped out) but the lack of bass manegement was killing me. I wanted DTS/DVD Audio recordings. I bought the Onkyo on sale at Crutchfield for about $260. That price for a receiver with HDMI 1.3 and Audyssey EQ?!?! That was too good to pass up. I've never heard my surrounds come so alive until after using the Audyssey set up. And buying from Crutchfield, you'll get tech support for life. (Am I allowed to plug in vendors?)

Anyway. Good luck to you. Hope the issue gets resolved quickly and as painlessly as possible.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Would you guys attempt to open your case to replace a switch?

Yes, I would try to replace the switch. It might be extremely simple once you open up the case. Besides, if you accidentally break it, you can always buy that Onkyo 805

 

[mtrycrafts]

.. But then
I remembered that fateful night. I had been hooking something up and had turned speaker A switch to off. This killed my front left and right speakers. The first thing I thought of was what a dumb aXX. First time I post to an audio forum and I show my butt. I got up and hit the switch (it was in the off position. That was it-I feel good and really stupid at the same time. But it wasn't. The switch has lost it's feel. It is not getting a connection. The switch is dead. (wizard of OZZ).

Would you guys attempt to open your case to replace a switch?

Thanks again to everybody. I really appreciate it.
Chuck

Don't feel bad, things happen to the best of us.
Now, is there a switch for speaker B? Maybe if you don't need that, swap it; don't even need to search for replacement parts
Just unplug the unit from the 120V and look closely where all the wires are on the switch, colors, location, if one side has more connections than the other, make note which side, take a digi picture is you can, close up.

Or, your unit might work if you connect your speakers to spkr B terminals?

 

[cms68]

After I sent the note last night, I went 'duh.' And then I connected to the 'b' side and I'm back in business.
Odd that my switch went out. Not like it got used a lot....
Thanks to all.
Chuck