In studying the picture of the DMC20, I don't think the toggle switch has anything to do with your channel dropout issue. The switch on the front merely control relays that do the actual phase inversion of the output, so its my somewhat qualified guess that one of the relays, orange cubes located towards the rear of the PCB to the right behind the output terminals, or the two located in the center just behind these are at fault. Best of Luck Peter |
Kind thanks to all; particularly to Peter of Pbnaudio for the photos and explanations. I do remember now that the relays for phase switching were a noteworthy feature in the literature for the DMC20. I have zero tech savvy and a high respect for the design and build of my Spectral. I would prefer not to incur the risk of shipping to Spectral but have no idea of how to find someone in Vancouver,BC or perhaps as far away as Seattle, who could replace the relay 'if' I can obtain a part from Spectral. I was very lucky (thanks to kind advice from Michael Percy, the well known and highly respected parts supplier) to obtain my Spectral DMC120 and DMA180 and early MIT i/c's and speaker cables as a result of an insurance settlement from a break in. Otherwise the cost was prohibitive. They have provided "exquisite" enjoyment for about 20 years now and power conditioning improvements from Equitech,MIT and Sound Application have yielded such dramatic refinements I remain satisfied with these treasures and wish to keep them impeccable. Aha! I'm here convincing myself I'd best return it to the good folks at Spectral! Yes; thanks to your inputs I believe I have come to the best decision. Cheers to our great group here at Audiogon! |
Relays are readily available from for an example Mouser, Here is a suggestion, but need a little more information to find the correct type, which can be had from many different manufacturer of relays, which is a commodity. Although someone would like to think that they need to be infused with Audiophile Pixie Dust to sound "just right" :-) Any reputable repair tech can procure a relay that would work, from suppliers like Mouser, Newark, Digikey etc. That where folks like Spectral and all the rest of us get them from. Best of Luck Peter |
