Help! distortion problem - Page 2

Kilowatt · 2nd January 2002, 05:16 AM

Well, I hope the Leach amp can do it. I also hope my stereo hasn't been having too much trouble with it.

Does anyone know anything about such characteristics of the Audiobahn ALUM12X, which I will eventually be using for my big amp, which I would hate to see go up in smoke, because it will be one of the finest amps ever built if all goes fairly well.

Kilowatt · 2nd January 2002, 05:37 AM

Ah-ha. I guess I didn't pay enough attention to what was going on before. I know the problem is with the EQ. With it bypassed, it sounds better, but with the signal going through the EQ, it sounds absolutely offensive, especially in the left speaker. It makes Ozzy sound like he's singing through a kazoo! To hear it, you'd think it's all running in class C, and clipping half the signal off too. I wonder what could be wrong. Indeed, I will have to check out that EQ.

However, that may be only one problem, because, as I stated earlier, there is still some funny distortion without the EQ, but not as bad.

I know I'm kind of posting as I'm analyzing, then analyzing some more, and posting again, that's why it sort of seems like I'm making it all up as I go. Sorry about that.

JBL · 3rd January 2002, 04:05 AM

Yes your leach amp will run them with no problem at all this wasn't a very good amp.(Also the fuse where shorted with aluminium foil...

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2nd January 2002, 05:16 AM	#11
Kilowatt diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Harlowton, MT, USA	Well, I hope the Leach amp can do it. I also hope my stereo hasn't been having too much trouble with it. Does anyone know anything about such characteristics of the Audiobahn ALUM12X, which I will eventually be using for my big amp, which I would hate to see go up in smoke, because it will be one of the finest amps ever built if all goes fairly well.

2nd January 2002, 05:37 AM	#12
Kilowatt diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Harlowton, MT, USA	Ah-ha. I guess I didn't pay enough attention to what was going on before. I know the problem is with the EQ. With it bypassed, it sounds better, but with the signal going through the EQ, it sounds absolutely offensive, especially in the left speaker. It makes Ozzy sound like he's singing through a kazoo! To hear it, you'd think it's all running in class C, and clipping half the signal off too. I wonder what could be wrong. Indeed, I will have to check out that EQ. However, that may be only one problem, because, as I stated earlier, there is still some funny distortion without the EQ, but not as bad. I know I'm kind of posting as I'm analyzing, then analyzing some more, and posting again, that's why it sort of seems like I'm making it all up as I go. Sorry about that.

3rd January 2002, 04:05 AM	#13
JBL diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Canada, N.-B.	Yes your leach amp will run them with no problem at all this wasn't a very good amp.(Also the fuse where shorted with aluminium foil...