5 year old XPA-2 shuts off.

[kellsey]

Recently, my XPA-2 amp shuts down when the ERC-3 or the  Rega TT is turned on. Also, they are

hooked up to the XSP-1 which is hooked up to the XPA-2. All units power up but when the

ERC starts to play music or the TT, the XPA shuts off and the right side of the display LEDs turns red.

Any thoughts?

[RichGuy]

The XPA amps can be sensitive to cables and go into protection mode. So it may be a cable causing the problem, try swapping out cables in the path were the problem exists and see if that helps.

Note: "right side of the display LEDs turns red" the problem seems to be on the right side so try cables there.

[Gary Cook]

Jan 20, 2019 12:30:36 GMT -5 kellsey said:

Recently, my XPA-2 amp shuts down when the ERC-3 or the  Rega TT is turned on. Also, they are

hooked up to the XSP-1 which is hooked up to the XPA-2. All units power up but when the

ERC starts to play music or the TT, the XPA shuts off and the right side of the display LEDs turns red.

Any thoughts?

I’d suggest swapping all of the input and output cabling from the left to right. If the problem moves then the amp is fine, it’s either an input or an output problem, most likely cables. So then try swapping the cables one by one. If you have new/spare cables try them.

Cheers
Gary

[kellsey]

Update:
First, a gracious thank you for the quick replies to Rich Guy and Gary Cook.
Prior to the opening thread, I looked at the troubleshooting section in the
manual and I reset the AC power on/off switch but this didn't help. I used
the above suggestions and I swapped out the Emotiva balanced cables(while
the power was off on all the units) and still the problem existed. Next,I checked
the speaker cables. The left speaker looked okay but the right speaker pin connectors
were touching ever so slightly. As soon as I reconnected them so that they were
more secure, I powered up the units and the problem was solved. We have a small female
cat named Cannoli who plays with her toys and occasionally she gets behind the speakers.
But enough of this conjecture, I should of sheathed the pin connectors when I installed
them last August and when I thought of it then.
Thank you again for your help,
Kellsey

[mack71]

Cats can create problems. My cat disappeared one day. After a few hours, we heard a strange sound from one Klipsch rf 7II speaker (they have two bass reflex ports at the back).
It turned out that our kitten found a new house

Jan 20, 2019 15:59:15 GMT -5 kellsey said:

Update:
First, a gracious thank you for the quick replies to Rich Guy and Gary Cook.
Prior to the opening thread, I looked at the troubleshooting section in the
manual and I reset the AC power on/off switch but this didn't help. I used
the above suggestions and I swapped out the Emotiva balanced cables(while
the power was off on all the units) and still the problem existed. Next,I checked
the speaker cables. The left speaker looked okay but the right speaker pin connectors
were touching ever so slightly. As soon as I reconnected them so that they were
more secure, I powered up the units and the problem was solved. We have a small female
cat named Cannoli who plays with her toys and occasionally she gets behind the speakers.
But enough of this conjecture, I should of sheathed the pin connectors when I installed
them last August and when I thought of it then.
Thank you again for your help,
Kellsey