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Bottlehead Kits => Legacy Kit Products => Stereomour => Topic started by: Thoburn on January 25, 2015, 02:31:34 PM
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The selector switch in my Stereomour now has some slop and I sometimes lose the left channel or it sounds all garbled. Do I need to replace it or is there a fix for it?
Thanks!
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Do you lose the left channel on all switch positions? Are all the lugs fairly secure in the switch body?
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Do you lose the left channel on all switch positions? Are all the lugs fairly secure in the switch body?
I only have my DAC and phono stage and I only loose the left and on both inputs. I gently tried to wiggle each lug and they are all solid. I should note that when I am listening to vinyl I swich over to the DAC side so I don't blast the amp while changing sides or albums. So it has been switched a lot. Also, I live about 200 feet from Puget Sound, so I might have humidity and salt water issues.
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I would suspect that one of the middle contacts on the left channel has worked loose. We can provide a replacement switch for you at a very reasonable cost, or if you just have two sources, you can buy a 4PDT switch and a few washers, then just use two of the inputs.
-PB
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I would suspect that one of the middle contacts on the left channel has worked loose. We can provide a replacement switch for you at a very reasonable cost, or if you just have two sources, you can buy a 4PDT switch and a few washers, then just use two of the inputs.
-PB
I would much rather have the OEM selector than the switch. A guy I know suggested a Gold Point selector, but I amost fell out of my chair when I found out how expensive they are. I'm asking for your opinion here. What advantage would I gain with the Gold Point given where I live.
Thanks!
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I'm about 12 miles from the Puget Sound, and I haven't had much in the way of corrosion issues with our parts. I can say that some of the Chinese stepped attenuators that I bought off eBay a few years ago look pretty dreadful though!
If you have an older Stereomour, your rotary switch body will be all white. There was a retooling and production transition around 18 months ago, and the new switches are white and black. Switch reliability seemed to increase a bit after this change, and it would be a recommended replacement for the older Lorlin switches.
For a myriad of reasons, we don't really recommend Goldpoint products for use in our kits.
-PB
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There are a number of ways to approach this. There are expensive switches out there (these come close: http://www.shallco.com/attenuators.html ). Goldpoint is far from being the most expensive. I am still using the stock switch in my Foreplay 2. It is probably 12 years old. It has given me no problems, I change inputs often.
Maybe simple is a good answer, I'm throwing in with PB.
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If you have an older Stereomour, your rotary switch body will be all white. There was a retooling and production transition around 18 months ago, and the new switches are white and black. Switch reliability seemed to increase a bit after this change, and it would be a recommended replacement for the older Lorlin switches.
For a myriad of reasons, we don't really recommend Goldpoint products for use in our kits.
-PB
I think my Stereomour is one of the first runs. My selector is white. I will call tomorrow to order a new selector.
Thanks for all the input.