Help: Something wrong to my amp???


Hi,
The image is off to the right side after I hooked up my Classe amp CA201. The image is right on the center with the Classe CAV75 when the CA201 was sent for repairing. The different now is 1pair of new IC from preamp to amp, and new rack without spike. So, what's wrong is it? Is it amp, cable or rack? Please help
Thank you very much
DT
worldcup86
My guess would be the cable, I've had 1 set of ic's and a pair of mit speaker cables that failed in my lifetime, it's the last thing you would suspect. the mit's had a short in the network and caused failure after about 5 minutes of playing and the ic's just stopped transmitting signal.
Are you using balanced cables? If so it is possible that one of the hot leads has a short (most likely at the conector and easy to repair). This way you get some signal--but only half and the soundstage shifts away from the problem cable. Do as no_money suggests, try switching the cable--if the problem shifts to the other side, then it's the cable. I had a balanced set of cables and one of the hot leads was shorted to ground--this was a pretty expensive cable too. I just had to reposition the insulation where it was terminated and it was fine.
Excuse me if I've read this wrongly, but are you saying that the image was center before you sent the CA201 for repair and it is now off-center since the CA201 has been returned..? If this is so, then double-check the CA201. Regards, Richard.
Try double-checking the polarity on your speaker cable connections on the back of the amp; it's easy to get it wrong with some Classe' amps.
hi,
Abtract7 was right. The problem is the cable (XLR). The image is now right on the center after I changed the IC connecting from preamp to amp. Talked to the manufacture this morning and they told me to send the cable for repair.
Thanks for your help
DT