Looking for advice - Mola Mola Kaluga amp has no output


Hello all and happy Easter. Hoping to get some tips from experienced Agoners. My Mola Mola Kaluga is giving some trouble - no sound. It is powering up but is cold to the touch even after hours. We were out on a weekend vacation and when I returned it was on standby mode (maybe power failure). It is plugged into my PS Audio Stellar Powerplant 3. I am completely puzzled because it is powering up fine, i changed the fuse as well, to no avail. Any clues from Mola Mola owners out there? I have written to Mola Mola and awaiting response as well. Thanks in advance for any help!

musicmatters1206

Must add: I just bought a Primare SPA25 as a temporary solution while the Mola Molas are out. This multichannel receiver will eventually go to my HT system and replace a Yama Aventage receiver there, which i was planning for anyway.

The SPA25 is quite unique for a receiver - very good build quality, quality dacs and amp modules, roon ready coming soon and has dirac live for use in HT system later. It's still burning in, but must say sounds reasonably good. If curious, check it out online. Must say, for such a high build quality its reasonably priced, but getting it to work was a total nightmare - very poor manual and you cannot set up without a TV (i hate that)...once set up, everything is good. Roon ready supposed to come in June according to distributor i spoke to.

YEs it has taken this long, but i wanted to provide an update to everyone who helped me immensely through the process of my Mola Mola journey. Bottomline:

1. Bill Parish at GTT was super helpful and with his support I shipped the pair to Hypex in Netherlands for power supply replacements. Total outgo $2250 inculding shipping.

2. It took a few weeks but I have the amps back, basically a completely new set as the output stage was also upgraded at no cost to me.

3. I contacted PS Audio to see if they have an explanation why only the equipment connected to the Stellar P3 conditioner died, and everything else in my house were not affected. The rep's comments were simply stunning

a. he claimed its more of a regenerator and not a protector. Literally the first line in the product description on their website says it protects. 

b. he said they simply did not have any warranty or insurance for connected equipment and cannot help me in any way. As i found out the hard way, even a $300 power conditioner from Best Buy comes with connected equipment warranty. Hard lesson learned

c. When I said this is really terrible and i will let the entire agon community know, he plainly said i can go right ahead and do whatever i want to do, including any formal complaints. They just don't care.

When I introduced the Stellar P3 in my system it had zero effect on sound quality to my ears. Neither better nor worse. But i kept for peace of mind. YMMV. But PS Audio is now on my blacklist because it could not protect my $17K amps and they simply don't want to be bothered helping in any way. It is plain stunning that as a leading seller of power conditioners they have no insurance. Wow.

Glad that you have your amps back and the long wait must have sucked!

Did Ampex indicate what was the problem and what was the likely cause?