Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Cant figure out why my Pioneer reciever overloads?

We have a pioneer reciever that we use to play Karaoke with.When we turn up the volume over 34 the unit shuts down and displays OVERLOAD.Then it will come back on after about 10 seconds, if we keep the volume down on # 30 it will not shut down all night.We have checked speaker wires, and everything is fine(no wires frayed,etc) The speakers are 250 watts. Any one have any suggestions on what we can try?


Thank you for reading.Cant figure out why my Pioneer reciever overloads?
When you turn up the volume of what? The receiver output to the speakers? The microphone volume?





Did the speakers come with the receiver? If not, it's possible that their impedance is not matched to the output impedance of the receiver amplifier. I'm not sure how the receiver senses a problem with the final amplifier, but a mismatch between the speakers and amp could cause that problem.





Post the model number of the receiver and the speakers and we'll take a look at the specs.





Is 30 a very high volume? 30 out of what? Are you really blasting the house foundations? If so, you may have just reached the amp's limits and it's acting as it was designed to.

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