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Posted on September 28, 2020 at 17:40:48 | ||
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So I bought the Reference One preamp new about 20 years ago and it has just worked. But yesterday it broke in a very weird way. It was powered off but I looked over and saw a number of lights on. The volume and balance knobs have lights to indicate the level, one light on at a time. But the left side of both were all lit, not fully rather dimly but definitely lit. The power light was on dimly as well. I tried toggling power and it had no effect. Finally I removed power cord and plugged it back in. Well the lights are all off but the preamp is dead and does not power on. I am lucky I live in california and have 2 arc authorized repair places within a reasonable drive. But I am a bit worried about how expensive this might be. Have any tube experts seen these odd symptoms before and if so what is the best guess of the damage? Thank you. |
RE: Thanks all- some comments..., posted on October 28, 2020 at 14:27:08 | |
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I enjoy my SP8MKII preamp very much. A good preamp is......a good preamp! BillWojo |
+1, posted on September 30, 2020 at 10:06:19 | |
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