Thank you again, Al. I have put the G68 back in the system to test it. I will report back with my findings.
Another development: I spoke with the G68's modder yesterday, and he had a simple theory to explain why it might be freezing up: heat. Other than the analog output stage, the G68 is basically a computer. And it packs a lot of circuitry into a small space. So maybe it exceeds its operational limits and freezes.
With that in mind, yesterday I did some modding of my own: I removed all the video circuitry, the multizone circuitry, and the tuner, none of which I use. The G68's architechture is modular, so this was actually quite simple. Altogether, I removed about 1/3 of the total circuitry of the unit. I left the lid off for maximum cooling and placed it back in the system. I played some music through it to make sure that it still works and, to my surprise, it not only works, it sounds audibly better. The sound improvement was obvious within about ten seconds.
Now that it is operating under cooler conditions, I am going to run it continuously and see if it freezes. I will also test the outputs after two days, as Ralph suggested, to see if I can detect anything unusual.
Another development: I spoke with the G68's modder yesterday, and he had a simple theory to explain why it might be freezing up: heat. Other than the analog output stage, the G68 is basically a computer. And it packs a lot of circuitry into a small space. So maybe it exceeds its operational limits and freezes.
With that in mind, yesterday I did some modding of my own: I removed all the video circuitry, the multizone circuitry, and the tuner, none of which I use. The G68's architechture is modular, so this was actually quite simple. Altogether, I removed about 1/3 of the total circuitry of the unit. I left the lid off for maximum cooling and placed it back in the system. I played some music through it to make sure that it still works and, to my surprise, it not only works, it sounds audibly better. The sound improvement was obvious within about ten seconds.
Now that it is operating under cooler conditions, I am going to run it continuously and see if it freezes. I will also test the outputs after two days, as Ralph suggested, to see if I can detect anything unusual.