If it is going into protection mode and all the connections are good without any frayed wires, it is most likely a short inside the unit. The time between dropouts will eventually decrease to where it will turn off within a few seconds of power up. As you know, this receiver is a pile of crap and not worth repairing.
Go get a Pioneer 1016Tx, it will likely be the same price you paid for the Kenwood and it will last a lot longer.
Have you recently added more electronics equipment to your rack that could be throwing off more heat and causing your unit to be warmer than in the past?
Also make sure that your speaker wire connections on the back of the unit as well as the speakers themselves do not have a fine wire acting as a short across the +/- Red/Black connection poles.
Do you have anything plugged into the back of the unit ie: are you using it as an AC power source? If so disconnect.
I already have an old Pioneer, still powering nice...
I have nothing attached 2 this Kenwood at the back. Just using 2 play my tunes from the PC.
Air circulation is good i've tried playing it without the cover for a while 2 see...same problem.
There is no dust problem either....it's pretty clean inside....i've looked at the speaker wires.....but haven't tried replacing them yet 2 test that theory out...sounds like a good idea though.
Any more suggestions would be welcomed and appreciated.
Thanx.
Ps : Knuck, the girls at Ryerson ARE hot...Miss Universe was a Rye High girl. Oh the redheads???? tell me about it....
Rye, the answer is the speakers. The Kenwood(shudder) is unable to power the low impedence of the speakers. The Kenwood is designed to power 8 ohm speakers only, and the power supply is unable to carry a difficult load.
The Pioneer, however, seems to be able to run your speakers. Right then.
BTW, Pioneer has a few new models, for cheap, with power, features and value.
Thanks Nuck....i have other speakers that i suppose i can give a shot.
Except i have been using these speakers for over a year without any trouble...and i was really playing them loud quite often. Would something change, do u think?
If it turns out 2 be the speakers, can i still use them with the Kenwood as b speakers or something? Would they possibly still cause the receiver 2 turn off? I've noticed it hasn't been shuting off on low volume lately..
thanks a lot....my old pioneers are still kicking pretty good...i might just have 2 go with pioneers again. My older Pioneer receiver loses the treble if i try 2 play it 2 loud for 2 long....
I bought this Kenwood receiver, and these speakers (technique) for hooking up 2 my computer. Which leads me 2 another question....
Can i be damaging the receiver by hooking up my soundcard to the cd or aux inputs of the Kenwood....i would assume no, but u guys seem 2 know ur stuff.
Also, I want an amp & speakers that will play louder than i can stand it, not as loud as it can handle. lol...i want my system 2 be heard - what kind of amp speakers system should i get for that? what kind of power i mean?
