Is My System Toast(ed)?

[MassWineGuy]

The electricity in my town went out the other day for a short time. My wife was in the living room where my stereo system is. The amp is a Bel Canto eVO2i and a pair of Quad 12L2 speakers. She told me that when the power came back on that the left speaker crackled and smoked a little. When I looked, it had a constant low but discernible hum. I tried the speakers and they were dead. I switched the amp input to my CD player (which had been completely powered down) and there was no sound. Are the speakers and amp pretty much gone? Is it worth having the amp looked at for possible repair?

 

[Multicore]

She told me that when the power came back on that the left speaker crackled and smoked a little. When I looked, it had a constant low but discernible hum. I tried the speakers and they were dead.

That's not promising. Bad luck.

Are the speakers and amp pretty much gone?

There's no way to know for sure without some examination/testing.

Is it worth having the amp looked at for possible repair?

I think so. And the speakers, given one of them produced smoke. A repair service should be able to tell you if the repair is practicable and estimate the cost.

 

[MassWineGuy]

Thank you so much, everyone.

 

[BookshelfBob]

Just try to isolate the problem on the amp. Try different outputs/inputs. Maybe even if it's not fully functional there is some life left and you can repurpose for the garage or porch.

Sounds like at least that one speaker is 100% done but I would test them too. You don't need stereo in all instances

Assuming SWMBO allows you to just scatter speakers around the house anyway

 

[Somafunk]

Lucas sells jars of smoke so hopefully you’ll manage to find a match to refill your speakers

(Sorry… ……hope you get them fixed or your insurance pays out for replacement)

 

[MassWineGuy]

I’ve had this system for many years. I’m certainly bummed out about it, but not overly upset. I was already thinking about getting different speakers. I do/did like the Class D integrated amp. Good power, stays cool.