I get this with my SB2; but only occasionally and only when Synched with SoftSqueeze.
-- Neil "Cleve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I tend to leave my stereo on while I'm gone, as I like some music > playing in the background when I return home. > > As usual, today, I had my Squeezebox 3 playing the ambient station > "Bluemars" on Squeezenetwork when I left for an appointment. The > volume was set to maybe 60-70 db of sound level. Basically, background > or just above background. My McIntosh amp was only producing about > 1/10th of a watt or less. > > When I returned today, I could hear a roar from outside my house. So I > hurriedly went inside - One channel of my McIntosh amp had the meter > holding steady at nearly 200 watts, and the other channel has a steady > 10 watts. The noise was deafening - it wasn't music - it was like > white noise with bass mixed in. > > I thought at first my old Sansui receiver that's subbing for my pre-amp > (while my McIntosh is getting a tuneup) had gone on the fritz. A quick > check of other functions (AM, FM, phono, etc) revealed that the source > of the sonic bedlam was the Squeezebox itself. Changing stations > didn't stop the sound, nor did raising or lowering the volume control. > > > I tried powering the unit on and off with the remote. The noise did > not go away. I had been listening via analog connection, so I kicked > my HT decoder on. There was no output whatsoever from the unit's > digital co-ax output. Yet the analog outputs were still blasting out > the white noise. > > So I unplugged the Squeezebox, and replugged it in a few minutes later. > Mysteriously, the sound on the Squeezebox returned to normal. That was > about 6 pm - I've had the unit playing continuously since then - it's > been performing normally. > > Do I have a defective Squeezebox? Does it need to be repaired or > replaced?? I really don't trust it now, and I definitely WON'T leave > it on while I'm out ever again. I'm afraid of damaging my almost > irreplaceable Klipsch CF-4s. > > I > > > -- > Cleve > > Two-channel system; > > McIntosh MC2205 amplifier > McIntosh MAC4100 receiver > Klipsch CF-4 speakers > Denon DR-M3 Cassette Deck > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Cleve's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2048 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19309 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
