Wow, thanks everyone. Good to know I’m not alone! Yesterday I did the best thing one can do after screwing up royally: I took my kids and their friends to a beautiful Ozark swimming hole and we spent 9 hours basking in beauty and playing in a waterfall.. ahhh.
@atmasphere I did try different Interconnects and had the same problem. I’m sure the one I built is good now. I fixed the switched connection and TESTED THE DAMNED THING FOR CONTINUITY!
@spatialking I don’t see why a weak voltage like a signal would screw anything up, but it has. Like I said above, I tried other sources and different cables, moved the amp.. it’s the amp for sure. And man, yeah, shorting an amp in that fashion seems much more exciting and dramatic!
@asvjerry those poor fish...
Greg - the clicking was only there when I had the faulty IC connected. Then it just sounded like garbage and eventually stopped working most of the time. The problem I have is that the B&O module used in my amps isn’t made anymore. The only one I’ve seen is on eBay for $900!
On a positive note, my wife, the breadwinner, just said "buy some new ones". Also, a friend who works with class D amps in an industrial setting told me that he and his electronics guy could fix it. I was dubious, but he’s insistent, so we’ll see.
And, to and a big fat twist, I came home from the climbing gym last night to find my wife still awake, looking through my eldest son’s phone. She found all kinds of interactions with racist, white supremacist scum on social media and some porn. It’s going to be a long summer.. and it definitely put a broken amp into perspective, in terms of the crap I’m going to have to fix.. teenagers. Jeez.
@atmasphere I did try different Interconnects and had the same problem. I’m sure the one I built is good now. I fixed the switched connection and TESTED THE DAMNED THING FOR CONTINUITY!
@spatialking I don’t see why a weak voltage like a signal would screw anything up, but it has. Like I said above, I tried other sources and different cables, moved the amp.. it’s the amp for sure. And man, yeah, shorting an amp in that fashion seems much more exciting and dramatic!
@asvjerry those poor fish...
Greg - the clicking was only there when I had the faulty IC connected. Then it just sounded like garbage and eventually stopped working most of the time. The problem I have is that the B&O module used in my amps isn’t made anymore. The only one I’ve seen is on eBay for $900!
On a positive note, my wife, the breadwinner, just said "buy some new ones". Also, a friend who works with class D amps in an industrial setting told me that he and his electronics guy could fix it. I was dubious, but he’s insistent, so we’ll see.
And, to and a big fat twist, I came home from the climbing gym last night to find my wife still awake, looking through my eldest son’s phone. She found all kinds of interactions with racist, white supremacist scum on social media and some porn. It’s going to be a long summer.. and it definitely put a broken amp into perspective, in terms of the crap I’m going to have to fix.. teenagers. Jeez.