Sensation / Buffer / channels switched?

virtue · « **on:** 11 Aug 2010, 10:41 pm »

Guys,
Gary flipped the right/left channels on a few of the amps by accident.
The POT connects to the board behind the caps on Sensation. Simply pull out the connectors, swap them and replug. 3 minutes, no soldering.

Seth

Mariusz · « **Reply #1 on:** 11 Aug 2010, 10:46 pm »

Cool!!!
Thanks !!!

Mariusz

Robb_G · « **Reply #2 on:** 16 Aug 2010, 10:09 pm »

Seth,

Thanks for the information.

Now, how do I know if this is something I should be doing? Can I tell by looking? Is there something I should be hearing, or is it just a matter of what used to be coming from the right speaker is now coming from the left speaker?

Thanks,
Robb

virtue · « **Reply #3 on:** 16 Aug 2010, 10:16 pm »

If left channel is coming out of the right speaker, you've got something reversed.

CSI · « **Reply #4 on:** 17 Aug 2010, 07:29 pm »

I'm about a week into listening to my new Sensation. Last Friday I decided to change the sub jumper to the 80Hz rolloff (this is the right thing to do BTW). At the same time I decided to experiment with the Sensation as a preamp. It sounded odd. So I got out a test disc and the channels were all screwed up. I had just read the post about the connector swap so I reversed them. The sound was still screwed up! I was ready to get on the phone then took a second look at the back of the Virtue. I had the right RCA output going to the right power amp input but the left channel was connected to the sub out (which gave me a full two channel mono feed to the left channel). No wonder it sounded weird. MORAL: check the obvious things first! Oh, and it sounds great as preamp but I'm back to using it as a full integrated - at least through the break-in period.

dvenardos · « **Reply #5 on:** 17 Aug 2010, 10:02 pm »

I just don't have enough moral fortitude to let this one go.

Quote from: virtue on 16 Aug 2010, 10:16 pm

If left channel is coming out of the right speaker, you've got something reversed.

rysake · « **Reply #6 on:** 27 Aug 2010, 06:38 pm »

Quote from: virtue on 11 Aug 2010, 10:41 pm

Guys,
Gary flipped the right/left channels on a few of the amps by accident.
The POT connects to the board behind the caps on Sensation. Simply pull out the connectors, swap them and replug. 3 minutes, no soldering.

Hi Seth

Can I bypass the power amp in Sensation and using the tube buffer and caps as pre amp

Glenn

Seth