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Reference 105

The magic blue smoke has escaped from this SMPS. At least all the SMD parts are on one side of the PCB and the through holes parts are on the other side.

Add to the Primare AB list: SPA22, SPA23, A30.7, I22 and !32

Well...that's a long story. In short, the bass modules for the 105.2's were severely damaged when the speakers were dropped in transport (via forklift) to the shop were I worked at the time. The heads survived with only scratches. The customer was well taken care of and the company (a very...

Here's a photo of my main bench.

Ultrasonic tanks work great for cleaning McIntosh knobs,VCR heads etc. Whatever you do don't leave knobs in them for too long, destroys the finish. Don't ask me how I know this.:facepalm:

The stuff I repaired rarely if ever tested the capacities of my Sound Tech and HP analyzers. The real time display of distortion/noise from the Sound Tech's was very useful for troubleshooting, especially intermittent contacts on relays, FM alignment etc.

Speaking of "old, moldy crap". Here's a list from my audio bench. Scopes: Tektronix 2236 and 2215 DMMs: Fluke 8050A and 83 Sencor DVM36 Radio Shack DMM Analyzers: Sound Technology ST1701A, ST1700B Distortion analyzers and ST1000A FM alignment generator Hewlett Packard HP3580A Spectrum...

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Charlie Randall the current president of McIntosh since 2001 has worked at McIntosh for the entire period. Must be "fun" to have all these bosses.:cool:

I've met Amirm, he's not going to be intimidated. I feel sorry for EA's lawyer friend.

Does anybody have a "Cliff Notes" version of this long thread? I just returned from the eclipse and I'm way way behind. :cool:

Best shot yet. Just the way I saw it in Dallas. Got uber lucky, the clouds cleared just before the first diamond ring.

Yamaha of the US would also demolish problem child units. That way they couldn't be resold and potentially sully the brand name.

ClassG33 wants it replaced so calling the dealer/distributor is the best route. A tech would not have the authority to do that.

Call McIntosh's Tech Support line (607)723-3512 ask for Chuck Hinton(Tech Support) or John Messemer(Service Manager). There maybe other techs there that could help too.

Does the noise change if you turn the LED meter lights off? In any case, it would be best to talk to John or Chuck at McIntosh service.

In our shop we use to call bizarre problems like this "good ones". Has the OP tried moving the amp down to the floor or into the lower cubby hole?

A service shop with a bit of repaired vintage equipment sales can work as a retirement gig. That's what I did for 12 years before I fully retired.

Still too expensive for most repair shops. A QA403 would be a better fit.