Problem with Sound on Amp

[discodel]

Any advice please on the following.

I have had my set-up now for nearly 5 years and over the last couple of weeks I have noticed that when I play a DVD the Centre Channel seems to merge with the Left Front Speaker every few minutes or so. I have checked all my settings on my amp (Its a Kenwood KR-V5570 by the way ) and I can't seem to get rid of the problem. I had tried sound from the video recorder and seem to be getting the same response.

Is my amp on its way out ?? Or do I need to drag all my kit out to see if I have got a loose connection?

If its on its way out any suggestions for an Amp around the £150 mark.

Thanks for your help in advance.

[Neon]

Sounds like two of your speaker leads are shorting round the back of the amp.

[discodel]

Thanks for the reply Neon. I dragged out the kit last night and checked all connections. However this has not sorted the problem :( . So any recommendations for a new amp I have looked at the Richer sounds website and they have got advertised a Yahama RXV396RDS. Anybody got one of these???

Thanks again for your help.

[Neon]

Well, seeing as you're thinking about changing it anyway, you've probably got nothing to lose by opening up the case and having a look inside. If it happens on all inputs, I suspect something's shorting - either on the speaker sockets or on the power amp inputs. So - disconnect everything, case off, turn upside down and thump it to disloge that pesky paper clip!