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<blockquote data-quote="mikelaubach" data-source="post: 7380535" data-attributes="member: 632557">I&#039;m not saying he doesn&#039;t need one.&nbsp; But I&#039;m also not saying he does.&nbsp; There are shops out there (and plenty of them) that will do this sort of work for customers.&nbsp; How many noobs come on here all the time and have NO clue what they are doing, and are only making things worse.&nbsp; NOT everyone in car audio should have a DVM.&nbsp; There are plenty that should stick to a wallet and be done with it.&nbsp; I worked with a guy that was in that boat - he did not belong touching anything other than the volume and source knobs.&nbsp; NO CLUE what anything was, why it was there, or what it did.&nbsp; NOT saying the OP is in that state, but also unable to judge the OP other than that which he writes.For the cost of the $60 DVM, OP can likely go to a shop and have them spend 15 minutes of time to diagnose the situation, and it better be less than $60 (figuring $100 shop rate).&nbsp; I am ALL FOR teaching a man to fish instead of giving him a fish, but not everyone has the ability, or interest, or time.&nbsp; The original post indicates that the OP is ready to just replace the amp, indicating that either he has no ability to further troubleshoot, or no time.&nbsp; Sometimes, we need to consider the audience when we speak or give advice...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mikelaubach, post: 7380535, member: 632557"] I'm not saying he doesn't need one. But I'm also not saying he does. There are shops out there (and plenty of them) that will do this sort of work for customers. How many noobs come on here all the time and have NO clue what they are doing, and are only making things worse. NOT everyone in car audio should have a DVM. There are plenty that should stick to a wallet and be done with it. I worked with a guy that was in that boat - he did not belong touching anything other than the volume and source knobs. NO CLUE what anything was, why it was there, or what it did. NOT saying the OP is in that state, but also unable to judge the OP other than that which he writes. For the cost of the $60 DVM, OP can likely go to a shop and have them spend 15 minutes of time to diagnose the situation, and it better be less than $60 (figuring $100 shop rate). I am ALL FOR teaching a man to fish instead of giving him a fish, but not everyone has the ability, or interest, or time. The original post indicates that the OP is ready to just replace the amp, indicating that either he has no ability to further troubleshoot, or no time. Sometimes, we need to consider the audience when we speak or give advice... [/QUOTE]

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