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Double Bass No sound coming from setup… any ideas?

peteswanson91

peteswanson91

Sep 22, 2004
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Just got one of Arnopol’s 8” speakers and before I had got a Demeter Minnie… I hadn’t had a chance to test the Minnie (bought used some time back as I had no speaker) and I am getting no sound … using just a simple fdeck preamp to test.. blue light goes on on the Minnie although the fan doesn’t seem to move… absolutely no sound whatsoever coming out… any ideas??
 
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peteswanson91 said:
Fan on off switch yes… but fan doesn’t turn on
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There is a good chance the fan is activated by temperature and will not come on until the amp gets hot enough.

Check your cables. Try another amp. Try a different signal source. Try another speaker.

The input to the Minnie is line level. Your HPF should be able to push it, but I am pretty sure there is not enough gain to push it to full power. You need something else in your signal path the jump up the level.
 
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Pete,

I bought a Minnie about three months ago from Bass Central and same thing - no sound. I have several other amps to do testing and then called Jim Demeter directly, sent it to his shop in CA. He confirmed it was a bad power module and sent me ( about a month ago) what he said was his last one… and supply chain issues left him not knowing when more would be available. I suggest giving him a call - nice guy. Best of luck.
 
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Jim T said:
Pete,

I bought a Minnie about three months ago from Bass Central and same thing - no sound. I have several other amps to do testing and then called Jim Demeter directly, sent it to his shop in CA. He confirmed it was a bad power module and sent me ( about a month ago) what he said was his last one… and supply chain issues left him not knowing when more would be available. I suggest giving him a call - nice guy. Best of luck.
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Hopefully those supply chain issues will resolve themselves over time, best of luck. I always liked the size of the Minnie 800D, but I went with a Monique M700 I purchased used here on Talkbass. Surely Jim will be able to source a alternate power supply. I really love the sound and size of Mikes MAS 1/8 I hope you get to experience that soon.
 

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