Playing loud then POP now amp won't amp

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Playing loud then POP now amp won't amp

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Stupid amp. Sounded great last 30 minutes. Dumb amp.

... stupid amp.
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I am thinking it needs a new pop. Sounded like it lost it's pop.

I need to go buy some pop and I guess shake it up and spray it around inside.
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Was going to say, the POP function is out of vogue these days. Clip it out, tape and hide the wires. And tell no one.
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I prefer soda to pop.

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They always sound best right before they 'splode.
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Funny story...

I recently moved a couple things.

I take a nap... I wake up and make coffee... get ready to open amp up.. I plug ipad into Sony speaker rig. Power doesn't work. I trace the cable to the 6 outlet distribution on this end of the amps... flip switch back and forth..

I traced that over to the rack. I see the outlet with the other distribution plugged in and dropped to the left side.. ok..

I flipped that switch.

Box is under left side cabinet and a signal cable's slack is wrapped and pushed under there.

Wire turn off amp side distribution.

:D

I am on my way to a one star Yelp review.
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Might as well buy some Champagne, shake it up real good and then give it all a good spray when it pop's!
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I explained to a friend how a power switch and a fuse sound the same. Small arc in switch, arc across gap of burning filament.. same thing.

I am on my way to a *** Yelp review.

"Builder is idiot. Amp works fine. ***"
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Amp out the door, happy owner.
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Relocated power distribution.. priceless!
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ER wrote: Tue Mar 12, 2019 12:38 am They always sound best right before they 'splode.
^This^
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Reeltarded wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2019 4:02 pm Relocated power distribution.. priceless!
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