They are a beautiful looking amp. The Doc is right on. i have had quite a few wires break off and the bean counters that designed this thing sure did a good job cheating the amp out of wire length . that wad of wires stretched under and around the frame towards the front, is cause for new swear words to be invented using comical strung together stuff i didn't even know i knew...
Its good to see you back!
John
Ugh I remember that happening when I changed a bulb in my Pioneer Spec 2. Silly sold core wiring, simple fix once I found out what wire it was.LMAO! Yeah it's pretty tight there. Going with screw terminal filter caps added a little length. That helped. Could be worse, if it were solid strand wire half would have broke off just removing the amps.
It's a great amp. If you need any miscellaneous parts, let me know. I've got a 170DC that I'm slowly parting out and might be able to help.
Am I mixing you up? You're the guy that rebuilt the jigsaw puzzle Marantz receiver 2500? Maybe) you lived in (around ) philly, but you were moving? Somewhere in NE?
If you got that one together this one should be a breeze. Oh, BTW, enjoy them when they're little. They get big fast!