Can anyone help?


Hi,all
I have a pair of JC1 Parasound monoblocks that I bought last january.They sound fantastic, until three months ago one of them start clicking.I mean shutting off for a second or two. Some days it will do it only once but some other times it will do it so many times I will shut everything off.
I called Parasound I was told they never heard such a thing with their amps.Since it only does it sometime if I send it to them it does not do it while in their hands it will be sent back to me without "fixing" it, plus the charges to have it checked.
I forgot to mention the amp clicks almost every time I turn any light on in the room.I do have two dedicated line with a 20A circuit breaker for each amp. It will do it even if I switch it to a different outlet. Only one amp does it.Does any JC1 owner experiencing this problem or something similar?
Help!!!!
willjw49
I have never owned the JC-1's and therefore know nothing about them specifically, but I have an interesting suggestion for you. If you have the facility, take some video of the problem occurring either with a camcorder or a digital camera, but not a cell phone, the quality is too poor. This at least will give Parasound,or whatever tech is attempting to repair the amp, a visual reference starting point at least, in case the amp does not malfunction while they have it on the bench. This of course should be done after eliminating any possibility other than the amp itself as the culprit. Is there anybody you know who has a system who would allow you to go to their house and hook the JC-1's up in their system. If the one amp misbehaves in this situation than you can be pretty sure it's the amp that has the problem.
Try switching the power cords, look for the simple things first... a bad or loose connection at the outlet or IEC inlet. I owned JC-1s and had trouble at the IEC inlets with the stock power cables becoming loose. I bought new tighter fitting PCs and the problem was gone.
good luck
I own JC-1s and experienced the same thing until I put them on dedicated lines. Since you have already done that I suggest checking the connections and current capacity on your lines. The other suggestions offered are good too, especially regarding the auto-on. I switched mine to manual.

Good luck!
I personally know 2 owners of JC1 amps, or I should say ex owners..Both had similar problems and very little customer service support fixing the problems..When I was in the process of buying a new amp Parasound wasnt on my list because of build issues they seem to have.I think its rather common..Fix and sell,IMO