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Amp cutting out/shutting off at same place on CD

I have had a Sim Audio W-5 for about 1 1/2 years now and use it with a Sim Audio P-3, Pioneer CD changer and an MSB Link DAC III. I've been very pleased with the results using Soliloquy 5.3 speakers. Over the holidays, I hooked up a pair of James 10 Loudspeakers to give them a listen. I liked the result with them as well but when I got to track 6 of "The Big Picture", a Telarc CD of Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra the amp just shut off or cut out part way through. The track is one of the Apollo 13 Mission and is pretty intense. I tried it several times and at volume levels over 50% the amp cuts out every time. At 50% or less it plays all the way through. Do I need more power or is this normal? Has anyone out there had the same experience with this particular CD? Is the amp protecting itself by cutting out or is the CD overloading it or what?
msnloeth

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msnloeth OP
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Thanks for the input. I agree with all of you. I'm not overly concerned about this particular track as it is actually a recording of the space shuttle lifting off and is not too entertaining after you've heard it once. The jacket of the cd actually has a warning in it aboout trying to play it too loud. I wouldn't normally listen to at such high levels anyway. I never tried playing it above 50% with the Soliloquys for fear of breaking them. I'm not sure why I tried it so loud with the James. Just goofy I guess. Have a good new year.
Rob
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