joekapahulu
Active Member
Well, after 6+ years without problem, my MC250 is suddenly misbehaving. I am getting distortion out of the left channel, the sound is dropping in and out, the volume going loud then soft. I thought it was the preamp volume control but I have swapped around the Preamp inputs, tried a different preamp, switched sources and it always stays out of the left channel. Seems to go away after the unit heats up for awhile. Similar to issues I had years ago on my MA5100 before Terry repaired and updated it. The MA unit was also updated by him when I bought it off the 'bay back in 2010. It went straight to him before being shipped out to Hawaii.
So, based off that description, any likely culprits that can be identified? Also, how big a deal might this be?Is this a must fix right away or it will get worse quickly? What is the risk? It costs a great deal to ship to Terry from the islands. I have found one guy out here that claims to do service work "for any brand" but I have never used him, not sure of his merits. Trying to figure out which way to go. I have a substitute amp so I wont be without music but I do love the sound of the 250.
So, based off that description, any likely culprits that can be identified? Also, how big a deal might this be?Is this a must fix right away or it will get worse quickly? What is the risk? It costs a great deal to ship to Terry from the islands. I have found one guy out here that claims to do service work "for any brand" but I have never used him, not sure of his merits. Trying to figure out which way to go. I have a substitute amp so I wont be without music but I do love the sound of the 250.