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The dumbest thing you ever did to your stereo?

I was just curious about other peoples horrow stories. A few months ago, I disconnected my preamp and inserted another preamp. When I turned the pre on there was a horrific screeching, high-decibel, other worldly noise eminating from my new B&W diamonds...honestly, it sounded like an off-tune Scottish bagpipe army on steroids. The house shook. My heart was pounding and I quickly ran to the wall outlet and pulled the plugs. I just stood there in shock...just like when you just miss getting into a car accident. I was sure I damaged something...but alas, everything is alright. Because I dismantled the preamp so fast I still don't know what the hell I did. I'm thinking I may have mistakenly misplaced the interconnects or something. Stupid but lucky.
jppenn
tafka_steve
115 posts
 
AMP OFF before preamp off, ALWAYS!
seandtaylor99
1,262 posts
 
" When I turned the pre on there was a horrific screeching, high-decibel, other worldly noise eminating from my new B&W diamonds"

"Because I dismantled the preamp so fast I still don't know what the hell I did."

That's easy. You left that Celine Dion disc playing in your CD player.
pauly
1,012 posts
 
Broke a Koetsu. Beers and vinyl don't go together ...
jetter
3,084 posts
 
Played frisby with woofer having a rotted surround. One day before learning that speakers could be reconed and that manufacturer had sold last original equipment replacement woofer one month earlier. Ouch, ouch, ouch.
shadykat
1 posts
 
I attempted to drive a set of Infinity RSIIs with a Yamaha M2.
please note the RSIIs could and would drop down to 1/4 ohm and the M2 is only rated for 8 ohms. It was like having Mohomad Alie and John Frazer in the same room. The amp was trying to destroy the speakers and the speakers were trying to destroy the amp.needless to say I was very upset.
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