Amp repair
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I have an older Denon 2 channel amp that is down to one channel. Does anyone know where to take it in the KW or Brantford area to get it fixed?
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Hi,
You might email Denon Canada and find out what service guys or outlets are authorized to make repairs on Denon products. Denon Canada used to be in the Toronto region, and I expect they still are.
Service tends to be very expensive, about $80 or $90 an hour, so you have to weight that against whether it's worthwhile fixing the amp.
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You might also ask at your nearest Audio Video Unltd dealer as they are a Denon dealer. Maybe they could give you some idea as to the cost, or where to get it fixed whether that be Denon or a local guy. When all is said and done, as Alan said, you might consider a replacement altogether.
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Steve's TV in Kitchener still has service techs and they are a Denon dealer, so you might try them.
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Unless you are really attached to this amp it is probably not going to be cost effective to fix. When you say "older", how old is it?
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>> When you say "older", how old is it?
DrH, why do you ask that? I'm in the same boat; I have an old Harman/Kardon amp (A402; ~30 years) that I'm dying to get fixed. Sometimes both channels work, sometimes only one. But back in the day I thought the thing was top notch. Should I give up this fantasy or what?
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If you are really attached to this piece of vintage gear and can afford to fix it, then yes it is worth looking at getting fixed. It may or may not be cost effective and there is risk involved with stuff like this. Depends whats wrong with it. Labour is expensive.
Is the one channel cutting in/out intermittent or dependent on the volume control? Any "crackling" sounds occurring when this happens?
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Cork, Dr. Horse may be suggesting that a dirty volume(or other)control is causing one channel to be intermittent. If so, the first thing to do would be to try running the control quickly all the way up and down(with the sound off, of course)at least a couple dozen times to see if this has enough cleaning effect to help.
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No, it's either completely on or completely off - no crackling or extraneous noises. When both channels are working, one is slightly less strong that the other. Although when both channels are working one is slightly less powerful than the other; but just by a hair.
Now that I'm thinking about it again after 10 years, I'm going to look-up a repair contact and either fix the thing or put it out of it's misery.
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The problem can be a number of things. Sometimes it can as simple as cleaning the unit. Relay's and potentiometers are common issues with older gear. Could be be a bad solder, a cap etc.
If you decide to get it serviced, let us know what was wrong with it. If not, there is great interest/demand by many audio enthusiasts for vintage electronics. I'm sure you can find someone to buy it off of you cheap and they will fix it up.
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