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Bottlehead Kits => Legacy Kit Products => Quickie => Topic started by: jwa on April 12, 2016, 09:58:47 AM

Title: Quickie pops and hums
Post by: jwa on April 12, 2016, 09:58:47 AM

Hello,
I have a Quickie that I assembled about a year and half ago. The few times I have attempted to hook it up to the system there has been nothing but a tremendous hum and pops even with the volume set at zero.

I have checked my work (visually and with volt meter) and cannot find a wiring problem. I will say that I have Cerebral Palsy in my right hand and arm which made assembly a challenge.

The amp I use is this- ClassDAudio CDA 258 kit. It 250 watts x 2 into 8 ohms. With the little TEC 754 preamp  and Klipsch Epic CF 3 speakers I use now, everything is dead quiet. Could the Quickie not be compatible with this amp?

If they are compatible, is there someone I might be able to send the Quickie board to so that my assembly work may be double checked?

Thanks,
John

Title: Re: Quickie pops and hums
Post by: Doc B. on April 12, 2016, 11:47:13 AM

Sounds like a loose connection.

Title: Re: Quickie pops and hums
Post by: Paul Birkeland on April 12, 2016, 01:53:29 PM

Quote from: jwa on April 12, 2016, 09:58:47 AM

It 250 watts x 2 into 8 ohms. With the little TEC 754 preamp  and Klipsch Epic CF 3 speakers

You will also have the issue that you have a very high gain amplifier feeding very sensitive speakers.  Two pairs of Harrison Labs -12dB attenuators plugged into your amplifier will likely make integrating other components a bit easier.

-PB