vanjamarin Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Hello there! I have an EVO II 500 as primary amp, so I took this[b] Little Giant 1000[/b] for back up, or small gigs amp... It is used, but --- seems to be in good condition..... ALTHOUGH, when started testing it --- [b]QUITE A PROBLEM POPPED UP RIGHT AWAY[/b]... Can you tell me if any of you guys ever ran into problem like this, and if so.... what could be the solution?!? I wanted to test it with 2 boxes (4x10" and 1x15" Ashdown boxes) at the same time... and to test it's line-out - to send it into mixer connected to my PC... I did put volumes almost to maximum amount --- it did get warm (not really hot), but fan never started spinning --- nor did the amp die on me, either, but it also got me really worried! [b]BUT ONE REAL PROBLEM IS[/b] --- this very unit that I am testing now has a real malfunction (I think that is what it is).... Anyway, what it does - [b]when I try to either connect 2 speakers (boxes) or try to connect it from line out to mixer, or just one box, using left speak-on connector cable [/b](looking from rear side) [b]some very annoying click (or pop) sound starts repeating every 5 seconds... Like it is sending some regular ping... But it is so loud and present that you simply can't ignore it...[/b] [b]So I can't use both speakon outputs nor lineout....[/b] [b]CAN YOU TELL ME WHETHER YOU EVER HAD or HEARED OF THIS ISSUE WITH YOUR AMPS??[/b]? Thanx a lot V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassPimp66 Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 (edited) Hi, I bought a little giant from an online store about 2 years ago. I open the box and I found some scratches on the front panel. Specifically, around the button holes. It looked like whoever drilled those holes got a bit carried away and scratched around. That wasn't a good start... I plugged all my gear. No sound. I checked everything from my cable down to the "is there a mute button?" I sent the head back to the online retailer, who confessed their tech guy opened the amp and found some soldering problems he was able to fix. They asked me if I wanted the head re-soldered. I said "No thanks give me my money back please". I totally the the concept of the Little Giant and I was totally excited about owning one. The issue I believe is that Ashdown have been totally let down by quality controls in Asia. The head I received should have never left the factory. I bet yours got some issues that went undetected due to lack of quality controls. Edited October 21, 2012 by BassPimp66 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Email Ashdown tech and ask them: [url="http://www.ashdownmusic.com/tech/tech_service.asp"]http://www.ashdownmusic.com/tech/tech_service.asp[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Hmm, Ashdown in this months BGM say they test every unit that comes in from the Far East too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBass Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 [quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1350860796' post='1844504'] Hmm, Ashdown in this months BGM say they test every unit that comes in from the Far East too.... [/quote] Yeah I read that too. Poor show if they have to test everything that is shipped over from their off-shore manufacturing facility. Is the QC really that bad that they cannot rely on checks done at the factory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluRay Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 [quote name='RandomBass' timestamp='1350975345' post='1845636'] Yeah I read that too. Poor show if they have to test everything that is shipped over from their off-shore manufacturing facility. Is the QC really that bad that they cannot rely on checks done at the factory? [/quote] I think an extra QC check is quite reassuring. These amps are shipped thousands of miles after all. A once-over when they reach blighty seems prudent. If other companys bothered to do that I'm sure I'd have had much less hassle with faulty cars, TVs, washing machines etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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