Scott Dolan

Yeah, I'm leaning towards a failing capacitor, as well. I found the specs for this amp, and it has an output of 90watts @8ohms/140watts @4ohms. I'm not aware of any B&W speakers that couldn't handle that, and with plenty of breathing room left. Not to mention Larry would have had the cops at his door pretty quick if it were being cranked with that much juice. I realize some companies have cut corners in recent years, but I still find it incredible that a mid-level Marantz would experience this type of failure, as relatively "young" as it is. Stranger things have happened, I guess.

My pleasure, brother. Wish you lived around the corner. I'm sure between the two of us we could troubleshoot far easier in person. Have you tried a different set of speakers? I'm very interested in completely ruling out your speakers with a physical test. Because if you take it in for repair, that'll be one of the first questions asked, I'm sure.

Larry, do you have a menu option you can dig into? I have one on my Emotiva preamp that allows all kinds of silly adjustments/tweaks. And one of the tabs has an option simply labeled "reset". If I choose that, it resets everything to factory settings, powers off, and back on. The reason I mention this is because about once a year, my preamp will simply stop sending a signal through my sub pre-out. The only way I have found to remedy it is to do a reset. Now, keep in mind, I change nothing FROM the factory preset. No tone controls, noting at all. But, the reset does something magical that gets everything back in line, regardless. That amp is too new and too expensive to have such a critical failure, though anything is possible.

Headphone preamps are separate from the main amp outputs. Headphones won't tell you much of anything.

Hmmmm... Well, the speakers can only reproduce the signal sent to them. Do you have another set you can hook up to the amp? I seriously doubt it's the speakers. And reverse polarity wouldn't sound gargly. Not to mention the chance of both speakers magically going bad at the same time are about one in a billion. I'd still reset the amp. I really think the problem is with the amp. Though, again, I can't even begin to imagine what it is. The headphone preamp is completely separate from the main amp outputs.

Very bizarre! I've never heard anything even close to what you've described. Is there a way to reset everything to factory defaults? If so, I'd start there. If not, unplug it from the wall for at least one minute and see if that helps.

Even Time Out? I'd have thought that would have stuck right away, based on what I know of your music tastes.

I lived there for 32 hellish years, and completely agree.

Hahaha...you say "since 1990". So there were multiple pressings?!

Since I just saw it for the first time about an hour ago, no.

What the fuck is a "chronogical"?

Annette Bening was just dazzling in that one! And Bobby Duval? C'mon... Best actor of all time, IMO. And some of the best cinematography I've ever seen.

Incredibly serious skills. I'd never heard of him until I saw him do an hour long show on a late night show dedicated to Jazz on the BET network, oh, maybe 15 years ago. Jazz Central Station, I think? I was blown away what how masterfully he played, and thinking to myself, "how the hell have I never heard of this cat?!"

I love Dr. T! Glad you mentioned him, as I haven't listened to him in years. A woefully under-appreciated player, IMO.

Rest well, Ms. Windsor. You were a true American hero.

Nothing beats a 3rd and 93! *spoiler alert* They didn't convert.

I'm a Reservoir Dogs kind of guy. Never found Pulp all that interesting. Mostly because of the middle act with Bruce Willis, whom I consider a horrible actor.

Oddly enough, including this season they've still only won 20 games in five seasons.

Sudden drops in pressure have very odd effects on animals.

Looking like it'll be a Cat 3 by the time it gets to you. Hopefully the eyewall stays to the west. Still gonna be a little hairy for a few hours. Stay safe.

Hopefully they follow the same path the Royals did a few years ago. Back to back World Series, get the job done the second go around.

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance The Sons Of Katie Elder True Grit (both versions) Wyatt Earp Deadwood Westworld Yeah, that's a good one as well.

Yeah, let all the doomsday predictions for the Patriots begin! Overnight it went from the breathless hyperbole of they're likely to go 19-0, to are the Patriots in trouble? What' wrong with Tom Brady?

I shipped some Polk Audio floor standers a couple of years ago and it came to $129 with insurance. They packed them, also. So I'd say that estimate is really close. This was through Fed Ex.

Just a quick note on McCartney. If anyone in the genre is better, I'd like to know who it is.