Amp - is this one dead?

(texastbird) · (texastbird) **Join Date: May 2003** 07-10-2010, 3:19 PM

I noticed my left channel tower speakers had really low output compared to the right channel. The amp only runs the tower. I swapped speaker wires at the amp, and the symptom moved to the other side. I swapped the RCA inputs to the amp and the trouble stayed on the same side. To me, that says the amp has a fried channel. Is there anything else I should check before I buy a new amp?

(dohboy) · (dohboy) **Join Date: Aug 2007** 07-10-2010, 5:57 PM

The balance at the head unit?

(kikitlo) · (kikitlo) **Join Date: Jul 2005** 07-11-2010, 8:44 AM

No it wouldn't be the head unit as I understood Dan to say he swapped around RCA's. Just out of curiousity, does the amp have seperate gain controls? If so check that. Otherwise my guess would be that yes the amp is prob done for. Just had mine do the same thing.

(texastbird) · (texastbird) **Join Date: May 2003** 07-11-2010, 10:05 AM

No separate gain controls - looks like I'm shopping for a new 300W+ 2 channel amp. Thanks guys.