Thanks for the ideas, I will check out the LED thing, the amp is sort of off to the side and turned sideways so I have not monitored what the leds are doing when the amp cuts out, I will obviously have to do that (smacks forehead).

I did email Lonnie back yesterday that the speaker comparison was inaccurate because the Polks are 6 ohm speakers, he has not responded back yet.

The ohm meter idea also sounds promising if there's some practical way to hook it up, I will look into it.

"If you try to turn toward it, you go against it."