Edvacdude, receivers made over the last 20 years have some pretty effective dynamic compression methods implemented. I'd be wondering if that compression is kicking in. The protection circuit on my Onk is quite effective. I can crank it all the way to +15 and my Onk won't shut down or get hot. It's bloody aggravating though!
I really like the protection on the ADAs. It silently turns the channel off and brings it back on when the "overload" has cleared.
That's a great point Mojo. In my prior receiver (Denon 3805, a high current beast), it would get VERY hot at high listening levels, but it would keep on cranking. I sold it after 10 years of use on ebay, and it was working just fine
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I will check the Marantz today to see how 'hot' it gets. Not sure if it does dynamic compression, I will check it out.
