Just curious... would that have somewhat of a degaussing effect on the woofers magnets or not?
woofers gone wild
Hi folks,
My new Unison Unico amp sounds fantastic, but there's something slightly strange going on that I've never seen before.
When the amp turns on after its 20 second slow start, the woofers on my speakers make a popping sound and recede about a centimeter back into the cabinet. What the heck? Is that normal? When I switch black and red on the back of the speakers, the woofers pop outwards. Either way, the woofers pop back to normal when I turn the amp off.
Any clues as to why this might be happening?
Thanks!
My new Unison Unico amp sounds fantastic, but there's something slightly strange going on that I've never seen before.
When the amp turns on after its 20 second slow start, the woofers on my speakers make a popping sound and recede about a centimeter back into the cabinet. What the heck? Is that normal? When I switch black and red on the back of the speakers, the woofers pop outwards. Either way, the woofers pop back to normal when I turn the amp off.
Any clues as to why this might be happening?
Thanks!
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From the pictures I see it looks like a really nice amp for the price. Dare I say DK-like in concept :-) If the problem is just misadjuctment of the pot to null DC offset it is a real easy fix. In fact, the circuit board may have markings to identify the pot (probably in Italian) and if so you might adjust it yourself. The amp, and your speakers, will sound even better after you correct this problem. |
Lousyreeds1...OK, maybe you better have someone who is familiar with electronics look at it. Hopefully it is just a simple adjustment which they might even do for free (if they want your further business). A "Pot" is a Potentiometer, which is a variable resistor. It consists of a length of conductive material, often in a circle, with high resistance, and a sliding contact so that the length of material which the electricity has to pass through can be changed by moving the slider. Obviously this changes the resistance to the electricity passing through the material. Pots are used in many parts of circuitry, not just volume controls, although that is best known. The typical audio power amp output stage has two transistors, one connected to the (+) power supply, and the other to the (-) power supply. When there is a signal it causes the transistors to conduct, one more and the other less, so that the signal appears at the output. When there is no signal these two transistors should conduct equally, so that the output is neither (+) or (-). Since transistors and other circuitry are not all exactly the same an adjustment pot is provided so that a good balance can be achieved when there is no signal. I hope this will help you avoid a snow job when you deal with the repairman. PS: This problem is most often caused by playing too much dissonant music :-) |
Lousyreeds1 Check out The Unico Series documentation. Down at the very bottom of the paper it states The amplifier is fitted with precision op-amp servo-regulation control of the output offset voltage. If you bought the Unico new it is still under warranty (3yrs parts/labor). If you bought it used the warranty might be transferrable. You can check with the Unison Distributor for further information or check with your dealer. FWIW, if the unit is under warranty let Vmax Services take care of it. If not it's your call! (Are you feeling lucky?) |
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