Back onto the Dolby topic of this thread -
I have a Echowars restored Sansui 9090db. At the time of restoration, 2008, Glen said the Dolby board was working fine, and left it be.
Now, when I turn it on, the left channel will not play until I get the volume past 9 oclock, which for a receiver clipping at 161 wpc, is rather loud.
When the Dolby is engaged, the tone comes thru on both sides, but on "play" only on the right.
Today, when I fired it up, I let it sit for 1 hour. Came back, both channels playing excellently. But the left channel dropout upon startup is getting pretty predictable.
I have too much invested in this, and if it is indeed that Dolby board, I cannot in good conscience sell it.
Any input is appreciated, and if anyone here is fortified enough to tackle this, shipping and paying for repair isn't out of the question. LBPete, if YOU had trouble, there's no way I could begin to fix this.