Hi all,
I am new to the forum, but have listened to speakers all my life!
I have recently upgraded from an Onkyo amp (can't remember the model as I had it for a couple of years) when I purchased a Dali Concept speaker setup. I discovered quickly once the new speakers were set up that the amp was going into protection mode a little too readily when I pushed the speakers. Any spike in sound that gave the sub and the front Dali Concept 8's a kick in the guts equaled a shut down of the amp.
I assumed the amp was not up to the task of running large floor standing speakers, plus some surround and a good size centre plus the sub - previous to this I was running some rather tame Kenwood bookshelves all round and a Kenwood sub.
So, I convinced the wife that we needed a better amp to get the proper performance from the speakers I'd just got.
We went and got a Yamaha RX-V2075.
All was going well until one day when I was really getting into some Parliament CD's.
Amp cuts out, and a 'check speaker wire' message was displayed.
I did this, even though I'd only run new wire all round less than a month beforehand. All was well with the wire.
So my question is...
Could this be a problem with a speaker itself? Could one (or heaven forbid more) speaker(s) be shorting rather than the wires causing a short on two separate amps?
If it is the speaker, are their any easy diagnostics I can do to investigate and potentially solve the problem?
I live in Darwin (Aus), and the options available for repairs or professional investigations are virtually non existent. I cannot locate my original purchase receipt, although Dali are reputedly good at after care service with lifetime warranties on some of their components.
Any direction on what I could be looking for in regard to consistent although unpredictable shorting would be of great value.
And sorry for the shortness of the post. I'll be sure to write in much more detail in the future! :nerd:
I am new to the forum, but have listened to speakers all my life!
I have recently upgraded from an Onkyo amp (can't remember the model as I had it for a couple of years) when I purchased a Dali Concept speaker setup. I discovered quickly once the new speakers were set up that the amp was going into protection mode a little too readily when I pushed the speakers. Any spike in sound that gave the sub and the front Dali Concept 8's a kick in the guts equaled a shut down of the amp.
I assumed the amp was not up to the task of running large floor standing speakers, plus some surround and a good size centre plus the sub - previous to this I was running some rather tame Kenwood bookshelves all round and a Kenwood sub.
So, I convinced the wife that we needed a better amp to get the proper performance from the speakers I'd just got.
We went and got a Yamaha RX-V2075.
All was going well until one day when I was really getting into some Parliament CD's.
Amp cuts out, and a 'check speaker wire' message was displayed.
I did this, even though I'd only run new wire all round less than a month beforehand. All was well with the wire.
So my question is...
Could this be a problem with a speaker itself? Could one (or heaven forbid more) speaker(s) be shorting rather than the wires causing a short on two separate amps?
If it is the speaker, are their any easy diagnostics I can do to investigate and potentially solve the problem?
I live in Darwin (Aus), and the options available for repairs or professional investigations are virtually non existent. I cannot locate my original purchase receipt, although Dali are reputedly good at after care service with lifetime warranties on some of their components.
Any direction on what I could be looking for in regard to consistent although unpredictable shorting would be of great value.
And sorry for the shortness of the post. I'll be sure to write in much more detail in the future! :nerd: