Yamaha audio receiver problem

[Aaron Bilger]

So I have been using my yamaha rx v995 home theater receiver and it's always had this problem since I bought it around 1 year ago when I turn it on I have to have the volume turned up more than normal for a second and then turn it back down so the speakers don't sound like they are not getting enough power but after that my yamaha works fine what problem is this?

 

[XEagleDriver]

A-A-Ron,
Sounds like a likely cold solder joint or poor wiring connection to me; I experienced a similar problem in a passive sub I had replaced the crossover in. In my case, I found and re-soldered the bad joint and it was fine afterwards.

Step 1) Discount-Double-Check and reseat all speaker wiring connections (AVR and speaker side of each wire). If this fixes it the problem was a simple wiring connection problem (unlikely).

Step 2) Investigate - Is the problem in both/all speakers, or only one?

a) If only in one speaker the problem is either in that speaker or that channel in the v995;
- To isolate the problem do the following test: Swap the "suspect speaker" with another speaker in your system to see if the problem follows the "suspect" or not; if the problem follows you have your culprit speaker; if the problem stays the culprit is in that channel on the v995.

b) If in both/all speakers it is very likely in the v995 and possibly a bit more serious (lemon alert!).
- In this case, it could also be a bad potentiometer in the v995 volume circuit

Hope that helps a bit,
XEagleDriver

 

[Aaron Bilger]

A-A-Ron,
Sounds like a likely cold solder joint or poor wiring connection to me; I experienced a similar problem in a passive sub I had replaced the crossover in. In my case, I found and re-soldered the bad joint and it was fine afterwards.

Step 1) Discount-Double-Check and reseat all speaker wiring connections (AVR and speaker side of each wire). If this fixes it the problem was a simple wiring connection problem (unlikely).

Step 2) Investigate - Is the problem in both/all speakers, or only one?

a) If only in one speaker the problem is either in that speaker or that channel in the v995;
- To isolate the problem do the following test: Swap the "suspect speaker" with another speaker in your system to see if the problem follows the "suspect" or not; if the problem follows you have your culprit speaker; if the problem stays the culprit is in that channel on the v995.

b) If in both/all speakers it is very likely in the v995 and possibly a bit more serious (lemon alert!).
- In this case, it could also be a bad potentiometer in the v995 volume circuit

Hope that helps a bit,
XEagleDriver

Thanks I was thinking maybe it was a bad solder joint but was never sure I also have another receiver very similar that does the samething.