[passballtotucker]

Probably better to just show you guys:

https://mega.nz/file/VdgWQZDL#l4waZsZ9cTdmupP9FEaLgE5R9QVaAhF1InglUk0FQSE

 

[Melting735]

Probably better to just show you guys:

https://mega.nz/file/VdgWQZDL#l4waZsZ9cTdmupP9FEaLgE5R9QVaAhF1InglUk0FQSE

It never happened to me. I have owned two units by far.

 

[SalR406]

Probably better to just show you guys:

https://mega.nz/file/VdgWQZDL#l4waZsZ9cTdmupP9FEaLgE5R9QVaAhF1InglUk0FQSE

If you take the top cover off you'll see that there's a twisted pair of thin wires running from a position on the edge of the volume knob to one of the internal circuit boards. As you rotate the knob, those wires kind of sweep around. It could be the wires are getting caught on something as you turn the knob and that's causing the clicking noise and the resistance.

 

[passballtotucker]

If you take the top cover off you'll see that there's a twisted pair of thin wires running from a position on the edge of the volume knob to one of the internal circuit boards. As you rotate the knob, those wires kind of sweep around. It could be the wires are getting caught on something as you turn the knob and that's causing the clicking noise and the resistance.

Yeah that’s what I’m worried about. I want to take a look but don’t want to void the warranty.

 

[SalR406]

Yeah that’s what I’m worried about. I want to take a look but don’t want to void the warranty.

It's probably worth consulting with the manufacturer. I'm just speculating, but maybe they'll ask you to look inside and give you an assurance that your warranty won't be impacted. It's possible the solution is to simply un-kink the wires by hand and you'll be able to avoid sending the unit back to Germany.

 

[passballtotucker]

Ok, I'm concerned about something else now. When playing a certain track the status will go red and I'll have to wait a bit to hear anything. It will keep happening if I continue to play this track.


https://mega.nz/file/cdpilDJI#iLJejz9craySyx-ynDU_CtWVK2PnOnSr7sJntzkA3RE

I'm curious if it happens on anyone else's. I did try with 3 different DACs and only one didn't have the problem so your DAC might affect it. Very strange.

 

[passballtotucker]

Ok here's another track to test with:

https://mega.nz/file/1dAACZjC#n-tHWBrmKnA-8Tt22WhLBzin4K7kPcYXwjMLZ8XGhI8

This causes the red status light and the music to stop as well. Now I'm really starting to think something is wrong with my amp for the SECOND time.

I just tested and it only happens with XLR, not RCA.

 

[Weissenborn]

....I would get in contact with the Lake People support. There is something wrong with the circuits of your Niimbus amplifier.

 

[passballtotucker]

I’m currently talking with headphones.com about it, where I bought it from.