So to update anyone who cares and to affirm my faith in humanity. The seller I bought the amp from jumped through all of ups's hoops to get a insurance payout (ups would not deal with me the lowly recipient of the defective merchandise) according to the seller ups is sending a check for repairs and shipping to him that he will forward to me. If all this goes as I have been told then my hats off to the seller for standing by his word and making this situation better.
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Upstairs living room
Marantz av7005, Rotel RMB 1075, Samsung 55" 6000 series tv, PSB synchrony 2, PSB C 5 stratus center, PSB image 10s rear, Velodyne DD-15, B&O RX-2 turntable, Apple TV, LG DVD blu-ray, Cisco Cable box, Adcom ACE 515, MIT terminator Bi wire speaker cables, all MIT 330 analog RCAs between amp and pre

Basement
Outlaw Model 975, Outlaw 7100, LG 55" 3d TV, Paradigm Monitor 11v3, Paradigm CC-370v3, Paradigm ADP-370v3, Paradigm PW-2200, Pioneer Elite BDP 62 3d blu ray, Cisco Cable box, Pioneer Elite CLD-59 laser disc player, Wii, VCR , Surgex SX-1115-RT, MIT cables
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