I was at a local hifi shop in which a customer brought in an amp that was hit by a lightening strike. The service tech there told the customer that in more likelyhood he would need to replace the transformer. Could apply to the preamp as well.
Lightning Has Struck
I recently had a power surege in my house from an electrical storm and one of my Citation 7.1 amps shorted out I quickly pressed into service my other Citation 7.1 amp (which handled the surround sound in my HT set up) and found that the sound quality was sorely lacking. Passages containing complex music became muddied and unclear---a series of xelephone notes (hammered multiple times) became one long continuous "drone". Adding to my suspicions about the sound-What was what once was a very loud but clear setting on my volume control---29 db-- has now changed to something like -17db--to get the same volume (but no longer the same sweet sound)--Harsher--much more 2 dimensional.
Is it the amp? (same MODEL amp but somehow flawed?) The pre-amp? (somehow damqged during the electrical storm also?) BTW Id' like to get the damaged amp repaired--any suggestions as to whom to send ot to? HELP, which way to go, start over wirth better stuff? i'M A DEMANDING occassional listener---Not an audiophile by any means
Is it the amp? (same MODEL amp but somehow flawed?) The pre-amp? (somehow damqged during the electrical storm also?) BTW Id' like to get the damaged amp repaired--any suggestions as to whom to send ot to? HELP, which way to go, start over wirth better stuff? i'M A DEMANDING occassional listener---Not an audiophile by any means