Long time member and lurker on the DIY audio forums. I was reasonably happy with DIY speakers + an Anthem D1 + a Cambridge Audio Amp. Watched the Browns game yesterday (at least they won) and noticed a buzzing over the audio that got worse as the game went on. Shut everything down individually and it still buzzed. Killed the surge protector so everything was dead, no more buzzing, problem solved - until today!
Turned on my system today, and no audio, buzzing only. Switched out my DIY speakers for an old pair of studio monitors, no improvement. So either my D1 died or my Cambridge amp died - I suspect the former. Since this equipment was old enough to legally drink, I was looking for a replacement over Black Friday, but found nothing at a price point I can afford that I'd consider an upgrade. I don't really need HDMI video - at least not that I'd pay thousands for. All I really need is something with an optical audio input and a XLR balanced stereo output. I am open to other ideas, including to troubleshoot what my problem really is, but I think buying a new preamp is the direction I should go. I do have another cheap/old receiver I may play with to troubleshoot, but I know it doesn't have XLR output, and might not even have pre-amp outputs at all.
Turned on my system today, and no audio, buzzing only. Switched out my DIY speakers for an old pair of studio monitors, no improvement. So either my D1 died or my Cambridge amp died - I suspect the former. Since this equipment was old enough to legally drink, I was looking for a replacement over Black Friday, but found nothing at a price point I can afford that I'd consider an upgrade. I don't really need HDMI video - at least not that I'd pay thousands for. All I really need is something with an optical audio input and a XLR balanced stereo output. I am open to other ideas, including to troubleshoot what my problem really is, but I think buying a new preamp is the direction I should go. I do have another cheap/old receiver I may play with to troubleshoot, but I know it doesn't have XLR output, and might not even have pre-amp outputs at all.
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