On another note, if it is truly stuffed, would I be better off unsoldering the ASP and DSP chips and using them (if it's even possible) on another sound blaster like my SB16 Pro CT2910?

There was a similar problem poster here earlier. I suspect either a shorted coupling cap or a fried amp chip.
IF you can find the bad part it is probably an easy fix

smeezekitty wrote:

There was a similar problem poster here earlier. I suspect either a shorted coupling cap or a fried amp chip.
IF you can find the bad part it is probably an easy fix

I suspected the amp was fried as well. I'm guessing it would be very hard trying to find the amp separately without purchasing another card unfortunately. Would this cause the card to heat up so much though?

I don't have anything to suggest for repair, but if you do give up on it, I'd at least save it as a parts donor.

Try Disabling the Amp?
The 2 OPSL-R jumpers do that, and switch it to Line-out.

Well I would save it or try to fix it, just because it has real Yamaha OPL3 chip.

Now, if the line out signal is good, or if just the amp chip is fried, I'd just remove the amp chip.

Jepael wrote:

Well I would save it or try to fix it, just because it has real Yamaha OPL3 chip.

Now, if the line out signal is good, or if just the amp chip is fried, I'd just remove the amp chip.

I would do the same.. Trowing it a way is not a good thing these days, because are still are just a limited amount available.. So please try to repair it.

borgie83 wrote:

smeezekitty wrote:

There was a similar problem poster here earlier. I suspect either a shorted coupling cap or a fried amp chip.
IF you can find the bad part it is probably an easy fix

I suspected the amp was fried as well. I'm guessing it would be very hard trying to find the amp separately without purchasing another card unfortunately. Would this cause the card to heat up so much though?

Actually that appears not to be the case
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/250811409216?lpid=82

Regarding disabling the amp, I don't really want to bypass it altogether because I'd rather it be functioning as it should.

@smeezekitty, thanks heaps for the link. I just made a purchase so I'll report back once I receive and install the new amp 😀

Would the amp cause the card to heat up so much though?

If the amp chip is shorted it would

What caps would be bad, i have several SB16's and SB32's i need to try out after some years, but now i am getting scared of your stories for them failing. i know they at least worked ok.
Do they short when they are powered on or can we measure if they already are bad and shorting out.?

I would definitely try to revive the sb16 as it is, getting off the CSP chip is a waste and you might destroy both
In that case you're better off bypassing the amp.