My amp makes a clicking/grinding noise intermittently. It can be heard from a few feet away. Anyone else experience this? is it the fan? Normal?
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Mine does this too, I was told that the fan is turning on and for some reason it is surging. It only does this when in standby mode, does yours do it when in use as well or just stand by?
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I've only had mine for a few weeks now, but what you're describing sounds like a fan issue. From the looks of the internal pics on here (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61A0j-QpddL.jpg), you'll likely need to remove the top cover to get to the areas where the fans are, as they sit between a coil and the heat sink. Worst case, they look like standard computer fans, so just replace them all with better fans.
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My amp gets warm to the touch after on for a while, but I would not call it hot. Sorry I can't help further. I can't see what the gain is set at, as the installer set and balanced everything, and its way under my driver seat.
1420850
Seems like it might be a flaky ground connection. If you've tried other headphones, and if you don't get a buzz when you plug your guitar into another amp, I'd guess that the AmPlug has a faulty ground connection inside, most likely at the 1/4" phone plug.
797811
Don't know what to tell you. I would imagine to contact there service rep. The output on mine works great, it is a nice amp...
1231652
I have found that as with any amp I have ever used, It depends on where and what....Where you are in the room and what other devices you have around that might cause that problem. Guitar model pick ups also...I use a Gibson SG w/ P-90 pick ups. Best to just move the amp around or move to a non buzzing area. Hope that helps Phil......Robbinn...PS//// I love my VT 80 and VERY happy with it.
473256
I had this issue at first. But it had to do with the wiring. The little wire that is neither your power or speaker wires. Is what they call an RMA I belive. He is the one that tells the amp on and off with the car. If it's wired incorrectly from the car it won't turn the amp off. And drain the battery. So either check that, or have a shop instal it again for you. That's what I did and had no issues there after. It's definitely not the amp though. Amos are stupid.. You give them power.. They work. You take it away they stop. So it's probably in your wiring.
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The newest version of this amp has a small 1" fan built into it that blows across the main capacitors inside of it. My amp no longer overheats.
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no i have bought to different boss amps and they both have a bad ground problem. i hooked up a name brand amp and i did not have any problems. but that's just my opinion
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Did you by chance remove the tone and volume knobs on the guitar to remove the clear plastic cover on the pick guard? I knew someone who did that and when he replaced the knobs they were not in the correct postion so when he thought he had it at full volume it was not producing sound, because it was in a postion for no sound .
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Shouldn't be the board, do you have a noise reducer? If your only getting from the board though then maybe one of the cords are flawed. Or another pedal on the board may be causing the buzz. Since buzz usually indicates a wire not grounded correctly somewhere. Not sottered right.
757317
I had the same issue. The original power cord created a bug, so I used a power cable that came with one of my effects pedals and it worked. No noise at all
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Does the popping still occur when you change the source to a channel that the pre-amp not plugged in? Have you tried switching the phono cable that the pre-amp connects to the amp with? I've not had this problem with mine, I'm using a a/c adapter to power mine.
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Did you ever get an answer? Mine appears to be buzzing all the time too - I agree. Extremely annoying.
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Are you saying that these recent negative reviews are false? I was beginning to get nervous; my amp is scheduled to arrive tomorrow.Btw, I just discovered that many of the negative review comes from those who have not been verified as owners. Those who are verified by Amazon as actual buyers seem to give good reviews.
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Sure, that's the way i have it. Sounds great. Just check your amp power before, but normally it would work just fine.
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I have not had any issues with mine. Some folks reported issues with buzzing, but was related to the speaker not being tightened down correctly. Buzzing without your bass plugged in sounds like a ground loop problem. Have you tried powering it from a filtered source? (I use a Furman PL-8 which was already inmy guitar rack)
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I usually never had that problem unless I pushed them too hard, I bought two of these amps, each one pushed a mofo 12" sub. When I got one of them it seemed like something was rattling inside of it, like a peice of metal. Opened it up and sure enough it was. Check the amp, check all your connections, and play with the settings according to your music type. It also varies what your sub or subs your pushing. My best answer is in your connections. See if that helps. Like where your ground is located and how good your ground connection is. But factory defaults do happen, especially if they are cheaply made and mass produced. I usually never had that problem unless I pushed them too hard, I bought two of these amps, each one pushed a mofo 12" sub. When I got one of them it seemed like something was rattling inside of it, like a peice of metal. Opened it up and sure enough it was. Check the amp, check all your connections, and play with the settings according to your music type. It also varies what your sub or subs your pushing. My best answer is in your connections. See if that helps. Like where your ground is located and how good your ground connection is. But factory defaults do happen, especially if they... » Read More I usually never had that problem unless I pushed them too hard, I bought two of these amps, each one pushed a mofo 12" sub. When I got one of them it seemed like something was rattling inside of it, like a peice of metal. Opened it up and sure enough it was. Check the amp, check all your connections, and play with the settings according to your music type. It also varies what your sub or subs your pushing. My best answer is in your connections. See if that helps. Like where your ground is located and how good your ground connection is. But factory defaults do happen, especially if they are cheaply made and mass produced. « Show Less