Hiss From An Ampli Channel

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Hi Calamaro,
Can't get the link to the schematic to work --someone must have one though :) Anyone ?
You say the sound comes out of the speaker at high volume and that the other is dead. That sounds very strange, almost liked cracked print somewhere.
Does the volume control not turn the sound down at all ? That points to something very basic ( it's not been dropped or anything has it ;) ) like an open circuit ground somewhere.
A circuit will reveal all I'm sure :)
 
I wonder if you can have gotten oscillations on the output.
This comes from some speakers have an inductive impedance.
The impedance rise from 8 ohms to much more at higher frequencies.
The amplifier can get Un-Stable.

To prevent this we use Zobel filter across output of amplifier.
This will flatten the impedance seen by the amplifier.
So it does not rise (as much) at higher frequencies.

Schematic NAD 3020 power.
http://www.tcaas.btinternet.co.uk/nad3020pwrhr.gif

The amplifier will see
the resistor R657 (10 ohm) in parallel with speaker, at higher freq.
This parallel impedance seen, will always be lower than 10 ohm!

Check that ZOBEL filter is at work!
C635, C637 and R657.
Across the output nodes.

100nF - 100nF - 10 Ohm
 
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Oh dear !! Somethings happened to it me thinks :) Check very carefully for damage and for cracks in and around the volume control area. Have a measure on ohms with it all unplugged and see if the volume pot "works".
There is something very fundamental wrong here.
Do you know how to check it on ohms and what to measure ?
 
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