Jea48 - I really like the write up above, and think you may well be correct.
I'm still curious about the condition of the amp though. Chuck moved into the house 3 weeks ago, which makes me think that his audio equipment was moved and unaviodably bounced about at least a minor amount in the process at about the same time. Since the move there have been issues with all several components connected to a common circuit. So while I don't disagree with anything I've seen on this thread, it also seems like there is a chance that an intermittent high current draw from one of the audio components could cause similar issues. L dI/dT can be a bugger.
I'm still curious about the condition of the amp though. Chuck moved into the house 3 weeks ago, which makes me think that his audio equipment was moved and unaviodably bounced about at least a minor amount in the process at about the same time. Since the move there have been issues with all several components connected to a common circuit. So while I don't disagree with anything I've seen on this thread, it also seems like there is a chance that an intermittent high current draw from one of the audio components could cause similar issues. L dI/dT can be a bugger.