My Second Receiver Died

[Kris Vannoy]

I have just had my second receiver die in my home thater setup. I am using Jamo speakers and an Integra DTR-6.6 receiver. Everything was working great but now my receiver has no output. My first receiver was a Sherwood Newcastle which was cheap but sounded great. I assumed that the Sherwood was jsut junk, but when the Integra went bad I had to wonder what the root cause was. I know there are no shorts at the connections and all was working at at one time. Any ideas?

 

[Adam]

Do you know if your home is subjected to power surges or brown-outs? If so, do you have any power conditioning/protection? My brother had an Integra go south a couple of years ago, and he's convinced that it was because of repeated brown-outs at his place. Apparently, they take a toll on electronics.

Just a thought.

BTW, welcome to the forum!

 

[mtrycrafts]

I have just had my second receiver die in my home thater setup. I am using Jamo speakers and an Integra DTR-6.6 receiver. Everything was working great but now my receiver has no output. My first receiver was a Sherwood Newcastle which was cheap but sounded great. I assumed that the Sherwood was jsut junk, but when the Integra went bad I had to wonder what the root cause was. I know there are no shorts at the connections and all was working at at one time. Any ideas?

Speaker impedance? Sensitivity? Listening distance and volume habits?

 

[Kris Vannoy]

Sounds like a good idea

First of all, thanks for the reply. I do have frequent brown-outs in my area due to high winds. Perhaps I should use a UPS. I do not use my system very much and never very loud so I am at a real loss as to why this is happening. I have a good surge supressor so the UPS sounds like the easiest solution. Thanks again.

 

[mtrycrafts]

First of all, thanks for the reply. I do have frequent brown-outs in my area due to high winds. Perhaps I should use a UPS. I do not use my system very much and never very loud so I am at a real loss as to why this is happening. I have a good surge supressor so the UPS sounds like the easiest solution. Thanks again.

Did the receiver go out during a brownout?
Which Jamo speakers? I checked one and it was 4 ohms. I think they all are. Not sure about the Integra's capability though.

 

[Rickster71]

The Integra will play into 4 ohms without any problem.
Sounds like the brown out problem is the most plausible so far.

Another possibility is a loose neutral at your main panel.
Did a service call on an apartment building right after it opened.
Tenants were complaining of having micros, stereos & TVs getting burned up. After taking the cover off the MD Panel, I discovered a loose neutral.
Do you know an electrician?