Umm, yep. I used to own an all Linn system that included a Klout power amp. The Klout had multiple sets of RCA outputs for daisy chaining, to facilitate active multi-amp systems. Linn decided to put these RCA outputs right below the main set of RCA inputs. You guessed it, one time I plugged the main pre-amp outs to the amplifier outputs. The resulting sound was a dull summed mono. Took me two days to figure it out, Duh.
Have you ever turned on your system, only to find
the sound was totally wrong? Nothing focused, imaging gone, soundstage just disappeared? The bottom end had no impact, the voices were from everywhere, yet when I moved my position slightly left or right, the voices moved in that direction. The music sounded as if it jumped from in between the speakers out into the room very close to my chair. I was going nuts! I repositioned the speakers for the next 4 hours only to find that whatever I tried wouldn't bring back my marvelous sound.
Then I remembered I swapped cables between amp and pre last night. The pre has 2 outputs, one inverted from the other. I plugged both into the right side, one normal, one inverted. What a boob! Anyone have similar mis-steps they would like to share?
Then I remembered I swapped cables between amp and pre last night. The pre has 2 outputs, one inverted from the other. I plugged both into the right side, one normal, one inverted. What a boob! Anyone have similar mis-steps they would like to share?