New member Username: Jwhite0514
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Posted on Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 21:26 GMT I have a sony str-de675. Compared to things today it is relatively old. Last night I noticed that my right speaker was very faint. I adjusted the balance which did not work. I switched speakers so I kwow it is not the speaker. I reset the receiver per Sony and still nothing. Does anyone have a suggestion as to what the problem might be or how to resolve?
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Platinum Member Username: Nuck
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Posted on Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 21:34 GMT Shopping for a new one? |
New member Username: Jwhite0514
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Posted on Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 21:45 GMT I am not a big audio person. Is that my only choice? I could probably get a new one for the price to have it fixed if I had to guess. |
Platinum Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
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Posted on Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 23:01 GMT .
You probably could. Buying disposable audio products usually means sooner or later they will have to be disposed of.
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Platinum Member Username: Nuck
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Posted on Friday, July 31, 2009 - 12:29 GMT In a landfill, nasty chemicals and metals and all.
Another reason to buy good stuff once.
I know this is not helping, but it is true. |
Gold Member Username: Frank_abela
Berkshire
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Posted on Friday, July 31, 2009 - 12:43 GMT Your options are to have it repaired or to replace it. If you have an old style repair shop in your area, they might be able to repair it for very little as a labour of love rather than anything else. If there is no such thing in your area, you have but one option left unfortunately.
All things age I'm sorry to say.
Frank. |
Platinum Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
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Posted on Friday, July 31, 2009 - 13:48 GMT .
I seriously doubt there is a repair technician who would work on a Sony STR-DE675 out of love for the product.
Could be wrong but ...
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Platinum Member Username: Nuck
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Posted on Friday, July 31, 2009 - 17:01 GMT What's love got to do with it? Tina Turner
Shopping day!
But something good and built to last! |
Gold Member Username: Dmitchell
Ottawa,
Ontario
Canada
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Posted on Wednesday, August 05, 2009 - 02:01 GMT Yeeehaaaw! I love spending someone else's money.
And it's good for the economy.
Oh yeah, don't buy another Sony. |
Silver Member Username: Edison
Glendale,
CA
US
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Posted on Monday, August 10, 2009 - 06:46 GMT If you get a nice receiver like this one, your ears will thank you. Invest in a nice hifi and you will be in heaven.
That means upgrading other parts of the system, but you can do it for a few hundred $ if you choose well.
Look in the craiglist for receivers like luxman R117, R115, Tandberg, Marantz, sansui, old Yamaha CR-series.
You can pick one up for a song usually, and they will sound noticeably better than the sony - so I won't fix it - I will upgrade for the same money.
Perhaps it was a good thing that it broke - it's a chance for you to join hifi-crowed, and warm your hearts with true great music...
You might want to upgrade the CD player to sony playstation 1 model no. 1001 from ebay for $30 - sounds like a few thousand $ gear.
If you want to upgrade speakers, post it on the speaker forum, and you will get help there - then you will be in sonic heaven...
Best luck, and welcome to this exciting hobby...
You can enjoy good sounds for not much money if you ask in sights like this and research first.
Audiogon.com is another sight for good advices. |
Platinum Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
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Posted on Monday, August 10, 2009 - 12:05 GMT .
"Look in the craiglist for receivers like luxman R117, R115, Tandberg, Marantz, sansui, old Yamaha CR-series."
Consider that none of those receivers can easily be repaired when they break and repairs will cost more due to the conditions you'll be placing yourself under.
The few companies on that list that still exist in the US do not support their older gear - many of them are not even owned by the same parent company nowdays. The others - Tandberg, Sansui - do not exist in the US. The only way to get any of these products fixed is to search out someone willing to work on vintage gear who also happens to have a spare of whatever you're trying to fix to pull from for parts. Then you are still putting 20-30 year old parts in a repair.
This isn't a totally unrealistic suggestion but you should know going in there are some real hurdles to buying this sort of product..
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Gold Member Username: Petergalbraith
Canada
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Posted on Monday, August 10, 2009 - 13:42 GMT Is this for stereo or home theater?
For HT, you can get a factory-refurbished harmon kardon avr-254 for less than $250 on ebay from the harman Audio store. I'm sure there are lots of very affordable receivers that would suit you just fine as well. There's no need for you to spend a huge amount on it. |
Platinum Member Username: Nuck
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Posted on Monday, August 10, 2009 - 15:11 GMT A disposable unit will do for now,no doubt.
Might be a good time to buy for now, but get out and listen a lot. |
Silver Member Username: Edison
Glendale,
CA
US
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Posted on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 - 04:45 GMT "Look in the craiglist for receivers like luxman R117, R115, Tandberg, Marantz, sansui, old Yamaha CR-series."
That's true that these old gears will not last you as long as a new one - but you will be enjoying more quality for the price of the sony you own. If you were to buy a new one at the level, you would be paying a lot more.
That's why it will be a good idea to buy it on the Craiglist then on ebay - you can take your speakers and test it before you buy.
If it works, it will probably give you years of good service. If it breaks down, you still didn't lose that much money still - and you can get another one.
If you are looking for a newer one, you can also search for these companies.
Arcam, creek, rega, onkyo A-9555, etc.
As someone already mentioned, you don't have to pay a lot at this point to enjoy some good sounds - but when you upgrade the receiver, you might want to upgrade other parts of the system.
If you do, for a few hundred $, you can assemble a system that is quite enjoyable - if you ask questions on this sight, and get some info. |
Silver Member Username: Edison
Glendale,
CA
US
Post Number: 893
Registered: Dec-03
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Posted on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 - 04:51 GMT I left out an important company in mid-fi - NAD.
There should be many receivers and integrated amp by that maker - and they do sound better than your sony. |
