EeK9X
Novice Member
Hello,
I've been a longtime lurker of the AVForums and many threads here have been of great assistance to me.
Now, I'm in desperate need of some help, because, apparently, my receiver just died.
What you should know:
What happened:
I googled the issue and came across a few posts mentioning that I should unplug all audio cables and test the speaker wires by turning on the receiver with one cable connected at a time, but considering I literally saw smoke coming out from the device, I'm afraid to even turn it on again - cables or no cables.
So, what do you guys think? Is it dead? Any help is appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
I've been a longtime lurker of the AVForums and many threads here have been of great assistance to me.
Now, I'm in desperate need of some help, because, apparently, my receiver just died.
What you should know:
- Purchased a brand new Denon AVR-X2000 in late August of 2013;
- Connected the receiver to a brand new set of JBL speakers using brand new speaker wires and Monster QuickLock MKII Gold Flex Pin Connectors;
- Plugged the receiver into a Monster GreenPower Digital PowerCenter MDP 800 and plugged that into a grounded wall outlet (like every wall outlet in my then relatively new apartment - of 5 years);
- The receiver has always had ample ventilation room in the top and back and no problems with temperature;
- The receiver had been working flawlessly up until a few minutes ago, and never experienced any hardware or software failure until then (it was constantly updated to the most recent firmware via Ethernet cable).
What happened:
- I had just turned on the receiver, my TV and an nVidia Shield TV to watch some Hulu, using a Logitech Harmony Hub and Smart Remote;
- Because of that, the device was at idle temperatures (very low, considering I'm in Brazil and we're approaching Winter here);
- After a few minutes (no longer than 5), I heard a loud pop and the receiver turned itself off. The front panel LED started blinking red;
- Nothing "strange" was going on at the time: no thunderstorms, no blackouts. All other devices kept working just fine;
- After the initial shock, I turned off all devices (including the receiver - LED was off), waited a couple more minutes and turned them back on again;
- The receiver turned on normally (constant green light) but soon after that, I heard a "bzzt" noise coming from it and a tiny poof of smoke emerged from the top part. The LED reverted to blinking red;
- I immediately turned everything off again and I'm now scared to even try to turn the receiver back on.
I googled the issue and came across a few posts mentioning that I should unplug all audio cables and test the speaker wires by turning on the receiver with one cable connected at a time, but considering I literally saw smoke coming out from the device, I'm afraid to even turn it on again - cables or no cables.
So, what do you guys think? Is it dead? Any help is appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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