Niles SSVC-2 problem

[jackshark100]

My secondary speakers in bedroom and outside are suddenly silent. Absolutely everything else on my system as connected to the primary speaker set works fine. Nothing was changed, moved, adjusted. I checked all connections. No luck. I have zero tech experience but the only thing I can think of is it's something with the Niles SSVC-2. Is there any component inside this thing that can short, or otherwise suddenly malfunction?

 

[Adam]

Welcome to the forum!

How do you have the speakers connected to system?

Do you:

1. Have an amplifier/receiver connected to a Niles SSVC-2 speaker selector, with one output going to your primary speaker set and the other output going to speakers in your bedroom and outside?
2. Have an amplifier/receiver connected directly to your primary speaker set, and the amplifier/receiver also connected to a Niles SSVC-2 speaker selector, with one output going to your bedroom speakers and the other output going to your outside speakers?
3. Have it connected some other way?

If it's the second choice, then perhaps you accidentally turned off the amplifiers connected to the Niles selector (e.g. by switching off the "B" speakers on some receivers).

This is not intended as insulting - make sure that the volume knobs on the selector aren't turned all the way down (I'm sure that's the first thing that you checked, but I wanted to be thorough).

If you let us know that info, we might be able to help out more. In regards to your original question, I don't know if there are internal components that would suddenly fail in one of those selectors.

 

[highfigh]

My secondary speakers in bedroom and outside are suddenly silent. Absolutely everything else on my system as connected to the primary speaker set works fine. Nothing was changed, moved, adjusted. I checked all connections. No luck. I have zero tech experience but the only thing I can think of is it's something with the Niles SSVC-2. Is there any component inside this thing that can short, or otherwise suddenly malfunction?

How much power do you run through it, how old is it, what amp is running through it, did you bypass the Niles?

 

[jackshark100]

Niles question

Okay, hopefully this will make sense. There is one connection from the Niles to the amp. It's a Yahama RX-V2500. The other 2 separate connections run directly from the Niles to the A and B speaker sets. I have had this set up (by an established company in LA) for about 5 years. No problems. I've tried to see a switch or plug was inadvertently turned off. But no luck. Basically nothing had been disturbed and all of a sudden.... thanks very much

 

[Adam]

Do you have the Niles connected to the "B" speaker jacks on the Yamaha? That would be my guess.

Try this. On the front of the receiver, there is a button that says "B" on the lower left corner under the word "SPEAKERS". Push that and see if your bedroom/outside speakers start playing again like they used to. If that happens to shut off the main speakers, then push it again and push the "A" button (it's possible that the installers connected the Niles to the "A" terminals and the main speakers to the "B" terminals).

There is a graphical indicator on the front panel of the receiver that will show if the "A" speakers, "B" speakers, or both are turned on. It's about one third of the way across from the left edge of the display and appears to be under the letters "SP". It's shown on page 9 of your owner's manual.