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Article #65Re: Any Sony CD Guru out there?
From: Howard Ferstler
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 17:54
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 17:54
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dpierce@cartchunk.org wrote: > > Howard Ferstler wrote: > > OK, so the speaker will be making a small amount of noise. > > Now, will that noise be audible over the much louder sound > > of the other speaker(s) who are not working in circuits that > > are partially shorted? > Let's see the scenario: User hooks up left and right speakers, > turns receiver on, puts on a CD, turns it on, and, damn! one > speaker doesn't seem to be working! Maybe the balance control > is off, so user turns the balance control to the defective > channel, in an attempt to increase the amount of drive to that > speaker. Of course, the user has probably more attenuated the > signal to the good channel. But there's that other channel, > playing weakly. Now, the user turns the volume control up, and > it gets a little louder than shuts off. Makes sense. Thanks. > And, by the way, even if the amplifier DID shut down both channels > on an overload on one, the user would never know the difference > if he's turned the balance control far enough that the good > channel is silenced, would he? > > Would he? > > Ever tried to diagnose a stereo with one channel not working? > > What would Howard do? Actually, I purchase good, reliable gear and hook it up carefully. Consequently, I have never had the problems that you seem to have encountered with your gear. Yeah, I need to get out more. Unfortunately, it is too late for that now. Good luck battling the crazies, Dick. PS: Thanks for the cheap shot regarding my journalistic and book-writing efforts in that other reply of yours. It certainly opened my eyes - about you. Howard Ferstler
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