I have a problem. I have AR TSW 410 speakers that I bought new, and I successfully drove them with a 70wpc philips receiver for over ten years. About a year ago, I bought a used Sansui A-60 integrated amplifier, and was impressed with the improvement in sound quality that it brought over my Philips. However, within months of connecting it to my speakers, the A-60 simply stopped working. I heard nothing but hideous static coming from the right speaker. I dismissed this as an old amp simply giving up the ghost, and, not wanting to return to the inferior quality Philips receiver, replaced it with another used amp, this time a restored Denon PMA-757. That was a few weeks ago, and now I hear nothing but hideous static coming from my left speaker. There was a smell of burning coming from the vicinity of the amplifier. I cannot imagine that the destruction of two amplifiers in such a short period of time is purely coincidence. What could be causing this? Are my speakers the culprit? Any advice you have would be appreciated.
