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A very good friend of mine on AK biught Edroom's WOPL. Ed said the amp was built recently but he never said who the builder was, only that he was a highly respected AK builder
So if anyone here built the amp, please replay
The amp powers on but has low out put in both channels and a scratchiness sound. No fuses are blown, the amp does not get hot. It was tested with a CD player hooked directly in and using the amps volume pots as controls. The CD player was checked on a Sony intergrated and sounded fine. Put back on the WOPL and it does not sound fine at all
If this is a symptom of a known issue that causes it, anyone who may have an idea please post
The amp has Rev E, Don's DCP, WO light board, WO backplanes also installed, MJ95/96s, 15,000 160v cans installed. The new owner is a member here and he can post up any pictures. I asked him to pop on here when he gets a chance
I will note that being its a 700B, I immediately suspected the center screw on top plate not being cut down. I had Rob pull all 5 screws and they are all the same size. It does look like the center plate screw was pressing down on a white wire but does not look to have penetrated it
Also, if any servicing needs to be done that Rob cant be walked through, he lives in Texas which is close to Perry who I immediately thought of but I will wait and see if the builder is a member here. I know our top builders offer a lifetime guarantee, not sure about this other cat. Either way, Rob does not want to give up the amp so he wants it fixed
Lastly, Rob was concerned about the Direct Coupling switch on the back. I told him this should have been bypassed and it should not affect anything but... so possibly a DCP issue???
So if anyone here built the amp, please replay
The amp powers on but has low out put in both channels and a scratchiness sound. No fuses are blown, the amp does not get hot. It was tested with a CD player hooked directly in and using the amps volume pots as controls. The CD player was checked on a Sony intergrated and sounded fine. Put back on the WOPL and it does not sound fine at all
If this is a symptom of a known issue that causes it, anyone who may have an idea please post
The amp has Rev E, Don's DCP, WO light board, WO backplanes also installed, MJ95/96s, 15,000 160v cans installed. The new owner is a member here and he can post up any pictures. I asked him to pop on here when he gets a chance
I will note that being its a 700B, I immediately suspected the center screw on top plate not being cut down. I had Rob pull all 5 screws and they are all the same size. It does look like the center plate screw was pressing down on a white wire but does not look to have penetrated it
Also, if any servicing needs to be done that Rob cant be walked through, he lives in Texas which is close to Perry who I immediately thought of but I will wait and see if the builder is a member here. I know our top builders offer a lifetime guarantee, not sure about this other cat. Either way, Rob does not want to give up the amp so he wants it fixed
Lastly, Rob was concerned about the Direct Coupling switch on the back. I told him this should have been bypassed and it should not affect anything but... so possibly a DCP issue???
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