I have a Squeezebox Receiver (bought as part of a Duet) that no longer produces analog sound. It appears to boot up and run just fine, because I can see it in LMS and select playback tracks, and the front LED changes color as expected as it boots up and starts playback. It registers in LMS, which means that the Wi-Fi system is working well enough to start up, get an IP address, and connect. It also seems to be stable - I can play back for over an hour with no obvious stability problem.
A search found the following threads: 1. https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?103213-Squeezebox-3-common-faults-over-time 2. https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?84395-SB3-Left-channel-has-gone-very-quiet 3. https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?71914-SB3-volume-output-lower-on-left-than-right-channel 4. https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?97833-Squeezebox-Classic-Right-channel-output-has-almost-no-volume Most of these threads are about the SB3, and the Receiver is similar to but not necessarily identical to it. These threads usually suggest that the electrolytic caps have gone bad with the passage of time. I bought my Duet prior to 2010, which I know because I remember talking about how wonderful the whole system was with a co-worker when I started a job that year. :) Following the advice in thread #3, I replaced the electrolytic caps in the analog section with ceramic caps (see 'this post' (https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?71914-SB3-volume-output-lower-on-left-than-right-channel&p=851444&viewfull=1#post851444), though I ordered from Digikey instead of Mouser). It appears that the Receiver uses the same caps as the SB3 in its analog section, which isn't surprising because I always thought the SBR was basically an SB3 minus the display. In case it helps, here's a pic of my board. The analog section is on the upper right next to the RCA output jacks. The SMD work on the analog stage isn't great, but it looks as good as all the keyboards I've made in quarantine that function. 34710 Obviously, this isn't a huge deal if it doesn't work, I can always switch to a Raspberry Pi with a DAC board... but this is such a great product that I just want it to work! +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Filename: sbr-1k.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=34710| +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ flacpilot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=70818 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114598 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
