If you havn't used it at all or excersized the controls, it may just need cleaning.
Pre-Amp Problem Opinions Please
HI TO ALL.
I own an audio research LS3-B line stage that bought brand new in 1996 i believe it was. it has very few hours on it,and it was sitting on my rack for all this time,really!
I was using my conrad johnson intergrated . I just bought some used digital gear from audiogon and decided to re-arrange my system and hook the LS3-B in. after all hook ups and everything I sat down for some listening and to my disbelief I noticed that volume control is acting up big time.
At 7:00pm position is off(which is normal) at 9:00pm position you get barely sound ,at 11:00pm is the loudest it will get(but still very low volume level) and at 12:00pm sound goes down again and at 1:00am there is no sound(normally it should get louder there).
Also I notice pops every time I touch the volume control,and sometimes pops heard even if I am not touching or turning volume control at all.
My rest of system if it matters is,,Krell md-1 transport
audio research dac-3,conrad johnson mv-55 power amp,and mission 753 3way speakers.
Any help is greatly apreciated.
best regards
George
I own an audio research LS3-B line stage that bought brand new in 1996 i believe it was. it has very few hours on it,and it was sitting on my rack for all this time,really!
I was using my conrad johnson intergrated . I just bought some used digital gear from audiogon and decided to re-arrange my system and hook the LS3-B in. after all hook ups and everything I sat down for some listening and to my disbelief I noticed that volume control is acting up big time.
At 7:00pm position is off(which is normal) at 9:00pm position you get barely sound ,at 11:00pm is the loudest it will get(but still very low volume level) and at 12:00pm sound goes down again and at 1:00am there is no sound(normally it should get louder there).
Also I notice pops every time I touch the volume control,and sometimes pops heard even if I am not touching or turning volume control at all.
My rest of system if it matters is,,Krell md-1 transport
audio research dac-3,conrad johnson mv-55 power amp,and mission 753 3way speakers.
Any help is greatly apreciated.
best regards
George