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Amp Flashing "Warning"

Something very odd and alarming happened today. While listening at very low levels, i heard a few popping sounds from my monitors and then my amp display flashed "warning". I immediately disconnected everything. Now afraid to plug it back in.

Does anyone have any idea what just happened?


udisa
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mofimadness
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What amp?  Tube or solid state.  If tubed, you probably had a tube go bad.
udisa OP
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Solid state vitus. It suspect  the amp is breaking down and putting DC on the speaker terminals. But not sure 100%
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mofimadness
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Maybe an email or call to Vitus and see what they say.  Check to be sure all the interconnects are tight and there are no "loose"  speaker wire/strands touching the speaker outputs on the amp or at the speaker connectors.
rcprince
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Nothing in the owner's manual about that warning display and what it might mean?  If not, I second the suggestion of contacting the manufacturer.
udisa OP
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Nope. I did get a response from Vitus - 

“is most likely a modul in the powerstage that has a small dc league and the amplifier is just protecting it self.“

Now need to ship to dealer to replace. 

Anyone else  have issues with vitus ?
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