Hi everybody; I am very much new to home audio, and don't pretend to know a thing about it, but hopefully you guys can help me out......... I just got a receiver (Technics) and 6 disc CD changer (Pioneer, which uses the cartridge) (I can find the exact model, if you need it) from my (deceased ) grandfather in Delaware. They were driven here (Ontario, Canada) just the other day, after, I believe, a year or two of no use at all (not entirely sure though). I set them up, just plugged them into the wall and each other (but no speakers), and as I was preparing the speakers, I smelled a bad smell (you know the one, of electronics melting!) and I saw a very little bit of smoke coming from the receiver, so I promptly unplugged them. Now, after hooking up some speakers, I turned both units on again, and not surprisingly, the receiver doesn't work. (neither does the cd player, but we'll get to that).

When the receiver is turned on, the display is VERY faint, then it fades to nothing, except some faint red background lighting. So it does turn on. It doesn't seem to make any sound on radio. Any idea why it broke, and if it would be fixable???

Also, the cd player/changer is being stupid. When I put a full cartridge in, it just pulls out each disc in turn, and puts it back, and the when I hit play or anything, it flashes "disc". Any ideas?

Thanks a lot for any help.

Niels