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anybody know anybody who fixes amps?

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i just became the owner of an old school xtant amp. its big and ugly (just like i remember) and doesn't work. i was told it didnt work but not what was wrong with it. need an honest person who knows there shit to check it out!!! i dont NEED it but i figured since it was a freeby i would look into making it play agian....
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pm valeks1
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xtant amps can be a nightmare to work on and trouble shoot, i would take it straight to someone who knows these rather than a general electronics bod. just a thought.
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Zed Audio is one of the last big repair centers that works on Xtant amplifiers. I know Zed doesnt have alot of fans here on this site but I have not had a problem with any repair work I have had done with them.

MTX no longer supports the Xtant line it is dead to them and they will not help they do not carry ANY more parts for any Xtant products.

What Xtant did you get for free?
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Post by gridracer »

marko wrote:xtant amps can be a nightmare to work on and trouble shoot, i would take it straight to someone who knows these rather than a general electronics bod. just a thought.
valeks1 is not just some general guy that fixes amps he used to be a pg repair tech so I would trust him to fix it. I thought I read somewhere that he works on extant,could be wrong,if he has the schematics he should be able to fix it no?
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gridracer wrote:
marko wrote:xtant amps can be a nightmare to work on and trouble shoot, i would take it straight to someone who knows these rather than a general electronics bod. just a thought.
valeks1 is not just some general guy that fixes amps he used to be a pg repair tech so I would trust him to fix it. I thought I read somewhere that he works on extant,could be wrong,if he has the schematics he should be able to fix it no?
from what he told me he worked @ PG for 20 years repairing amps...

he fixed my outlaw with a few issues...sent back all fixed ...and fast like...was only gone a 10 days...
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tonym wrote:pm valeks1
havent heard anything from him... any other ideas?
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I have not seen him on here this week. Did you email or pm him
what else can I say I am a grumpy asshole most of the time.
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mistawikid wrote:
tonym wrote:pm valeks1
havent heard anything from him... any other ideas?

Go to his website, www.altser.com and email him directly :hurr: . He's a busy man, so it may take a little while for him to get in contact with ya. :whistle:
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Shinju wrote:Zed Audio is one of the last big repair centers that works on Xtant amplifiers. I know Zed doesnt have alot of fans here on this site but I have not had a problem with any repair work I have had done with them.

MTX no longer supports the Xtant line it is dead to them and they will not help they do not carry ANY more parts for any Xtant products.

What Xtant did you get for free?

Xtant was part of MTX? I never knew that? How were they related? Did they share similar things? Or completely different?

Thanks
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Post by ttocs »

one warning about those amps is to be VERY carefull when you are connecting them. Because you have to take the cover off to set the adjustments and hook them up, it is super easy for a single piece of stripped wire to fall in a place where it shouldn't be and short it out.

I loved Xtant except for the fact that it is still the only amp I have ever installed that I HAD to read the instructions on to set up and tune...
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dvnt88 wrote:
mistawikid wrote:
tonym wrote:pm valeks1
havent heard anything from him... any other ideas?

Go to his website, www.altser.com and email him directly :hurr: . He's a busy man, so it may take a little while for him to get in contact with ya. :whistle:
exactly what i did and he emailed me back in about 1 hour! try the website email....maybe he isn't on the phorum much due to work and all.....the website email is his work i think.
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if he is not getting back to you and you have tried that then maybe he is on vacation or something but his responce and turn around time is awsome. He had my eq215ix for just a little over a week
what else can I say I am a grumpy asshole most of the time.
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he got back to me.... THANKS; hopefully i can get this monster to work?and not go broke doing it!
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