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I have a Marantz AV8802A connected to an Anthem MCA-50 for home theater use (front/center/right only). I had the MCA-50 repaired by Anthem/Paradigm in 2018; the capacitors were replaced on all five channels. (I'd like to downsize this whole system, but that's a question for another thread.)
A little while after getting the 8802A (also 2018), the center channel on the MCA-50 blew. I moved the "center" to an unused channel on the MCA-50. It was fine for a few years but blew a few months ago. I moved the center to the last unused channel on the MCA-50, and it blew last night. ("Blew" -> sound cuts out or gets garbled.)
The left and right channels have been fine for years; it's just the "center" that goes. We listen at low volumes, usually -50 to -40 dB on the AV8802A. Could this be an issue with the AV8802A, or did I just get a bad repair on the MCA-50? Amp channels should not die after a couple of years of light use, let alone a few months or weeks.
I'm going to find a local shop to work on it; hopefully it can be repaired for not-too-much and I'll sell it after.
TIA.
A little while after getting the 8802A (also 2018), the center channel on the MCA-50 blew. I moved the "center" to an unused channel on the MCA-50. It was fine for a few years but blew a few months ago. I moved the center to the last unused channel on the MCA-50, and it blew last night. ("Blew" -> sound cuts out or gets garbled.)
The left and right channels have been fine for years; it's just the "center" that goes. We listen at low volumes, usually -50 to -40 dB on the AV8802A. Could this be an issue with the AV8802A, or did I just get a bad repair on the MCA-50? Amp channels should not die after a couple of years of light use, let alone a few months or weeks.
I'm going to find a local shop to work on it; hopefully it can be repaired for not-too-much and I'll sell it after.
TIA.