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Soundstage disappeared!?

Not sure what happened but this weekend while listening to my system, during a song I noticed the bass went neutral & the instruments disappeared into the back of the room? Up until that time, when I played music it was if I was in the room, concert hall, etc. with the musicians. Not anymore.

The 411 on my system is:

Pioneer PD-F606 CD Player

Pioneer SG9800 EQ

Denon DRA-335R tuner

Audience Ohno Interconnects

16/2 stranded copper speaker wire

8 speakers (8 ohm) Pioneer, Kenwood & Technics


This weekend I'll be able to swap out components to identify the source of the problem but wanted to get you guys opinions on what could be the problem. I'm leaning towards the tuner but will admit I'm electrically incompetent. If it's the tuner, what happened? If it's the equalizer, what happened? Did the speakers crossover? I hope you guys have some way to send me that I haven't already thought of.


Thanks in advance


vista1868

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vista1868 OP
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@Eric  Yes I did. The clarity, etc. is there but the sound of being in the concert hall now sounds like I'm listening in a bar with bad acoustics. 

@Miller carbon yes 8, because they were there from my A/V system & I figured hell give it a go & the system has been doing quite fine for almost a year. I can't turn it to loud without the wife complaining. If it's a protective circuit, where would I begin looking for it?
vista1868 OP
29 posts
 

Thank you everyone for helping.

I can't seem to find a service manual for this unit to be able to troubleshoot so if I take this to someone to check it out, what parameters do they have to go by? Maddening I tell you. I thought about buying a new one but that is a risk in of itself because I can't see, hear or even get a response from some sellers ( afraid to answer the important questions by past results). 

I have a Nakamichi at work that I'll bring home Friday to see if the sound comes back.

Anybody out here a Denon technical guru? Probably not but worth a shot

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