Pioneer SX-535 120Hz hum
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Re: Pioneer SX-535 120Hz hum
When I get that question I ask if she really needs 35 pairs of shoes. DMZ established!
Tube junkie that aspires to become a tri-state bidirectional buss driver.
Re: Pioneer SX-535 120Hz hum
Not gonna go there with her. She manages to tolerate many of my idiosycracies well. I'm not looking for trouble.
Meanwhile, I plugged it into a proper pair of speakers yesterday and was not happy. Volume is not where it should be and it was there before the cap job. Volume tops out at about 2 on the dial. It's sad. I remember that 20W per channel was enough to be deafeningly loud in a tiny college dorm room. I think that blue spark (arc) I saw during power up after the recap must have blown something on the power supply board.
The other observation is that when I dial in an FM station with a signal strength of 4+ (meter max is 5,) there is a static in the signal. It should be crystal clear. AM is no better.
Now, I've got to think about whether I want to rebuilt the power supply board where I saw the arc happen. The job doesn't look very difficult, it's just that I don't want to go so far that I'm throwing good money after bad. The rebuild kit is roughly $20, so I guess that will be OK. But the other question is whether I need to rebuild the tuner board. (Is there a tuner board?) I feel like I'm quickly getting out of my depth. Do you think the tuner issue may be resolved by rebuilding the power supply board?
Thoughts?