The obvious is always a good place to start.

Yes, it is plugged into an operating outlet.

I talked to Scott this morning and he suggested checking for a shorted speaker wire. I am using banana connectors that don't appear to be shorting, but I will do a more thorough exam when I come back to town Monday.

I have Mirage FRx threes that are rated at 8-ohms. My "old" receiver is a Marantz 880 mkII and never had any problems like this.

My feeling is that trouble comes in 3's: I bought a stereo receiver off e-bay to drive my back yard speakers, it arrived dead, my video camera gave up the ghost, so I'm thinking that this is the third bit of trouble.

I should be good for awhile.

I had a 1050 do that to me after less than a month. I sent it back for a replacement, and the new unit has been fine (knock on wood) for months since then.

Perhaps there is an issue that affects a small percentage of 1050's and Outlaw finds it easier to just replace units as it occurs.

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Matthew J. Hill
matt@idsi.net