JVC AX-Z1010TN amp problem - help please

Hi all.

I've had this amp since 2015, after @flatpopely reviewed on here. It's given sterling service, and sounds fantastic.

However, tonight, something is not right. The audio output seems diminished, there's signs of distortion, and if I crank the volume knob up halfway, it goes into protection mode and cuts out.

Help! Is this likely to be something terminal?

Thanks.

 

If your anywhere near Nelson in Lancashire there is a HiFi shop called Wilkinson's HiFi. They do repairs and their website mentions they are JVC enthusiasts with a JVC museum - might be worth a phone call?

 

Thanks Gerard. I'm actually in north Hampshire, so nowhere near Lancashire. However, I realised I still have Henry, 'toprepairman's email address so I have also sent him an email as he serviced the amp when I bought it in 2015. Any ideas about what may be wrong would be much appreciated.

 

Thanks.

I just tried disconnecting the speaker cable from the speakers and then reconnecting them, but the problem remains. I think further investigation will have to wait.

 

Thanks. I don't have a multimeter but my father-in-law may have one.

BTW the problem occurs if I'm using headphones as well, which bypasses the speakers.

 

I have a Revox A77 (circa 1973) which no longer runs at playing speed; anyone know someone in Surrey area who might specialise in such repairs.

 

You would increase the chance of finding such a person with your own thread on the subject instead of burying it somewhere irrelevant.

 

Thanks, I’ll do that.