Hi All, Hope you are having a great day.
What is the worst thing which would happen if an AMP were to fail/break.
I have a 30-35 year old AMP and at the moment it works completely fine. However what is the worse thing which would happen if it failed.
Would it blow my speakers, my ear drums in turn?
I have no idea why, but im scared of it deafening / damaging my ears if it were to fail.
AMP: TEAC A-H300
This is the only amp I have ever used and it’s really good, it was passed down to me.
if you’re concerned you could always take it for a checkup. there’s a couple of basic things (regulators, rectifiers, power supply caps) that take the majority of electrical stress and they can be easily checked for signs of impending failure.
standard failure modes will normally be ‘pop and then silence’, sometimes accompanied by a blown fuse.