I have 3 of those cheap Pyle amps. I've had a couple go out on me and they've replaced them no questions asked. One was even out of warranty. Give Pyle a call, they'll probably just send you a new one.
On Monday, May 25, 2015, Ward Cunningham <[email protected]> wrote: > Friends -- Along with some remodeling we've retired a nifty little (in its > day) panasonic receiver/tape-deck/cd-player which was the centerpiece of > our modest home audio/video setup. Now with all inputs going through > tivo/apple-tv we replace the receiver with an inexpensive amplifier > (pictured) and have been enjoying the extra shelf space this change made > available. > > > That is, enjoying until now. > > The Amazon reviews warned that this unit had reliability problems which I > can confirm. After a few weeks of service driving the panasonic bookshelf > speakers (4 ohm, nothing special) the amplifier developed an unusual > oscillation: Burrrrraaaap, burrrrraaaap, at maybe 2 Hz. I found I could > squelch this by turning down the base. I didn't miss the base, I'm over > that phase of my life. > > But now, another week has gone by and it has started to hum. It is a nice > clean 60 Hz hum so I assume it is some related or not weakness in the > built-in AC supply. No control twiddling or power cycling helps and it is > too small to kick. > > I wonder if anyone on this list has a suggestion as to how to repair or > replace this equipment? I should note that I have at present invested sums > equivalent to my monday night bar tab. I'd spend more but not much more > because after say $50 all the money goes to unwanted features in bigger > (and still empty) boxes. > > If I can't find something good soon I might just have to recover my Dynaco > Stereo-70 (a David Hafler design) from cold storage in the basement. This > would not make Karen happy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynaco#Products > > Best regards -- Ward >
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