Static discharge - strange effect on amp

Thanks for the responses. ----- AVGuy - sorry, don't know what "float" a ground (sounds nautical when put that way ;-) ) means. What's the floating experiment? Thanks.

To Chungjc:Sounds like a grounding problem. Have you "floated" any ground connections? I have experianced the same phenomenon.I'm in So.Cal.we get low humidities. During these times a pretty decent jolt is probable.But when I was doing the floating experiment it would cut the music out.I ran a dedicated ground from the cold water (copper) Still get minor jolts,but none that mute the music.

Ok, THAT was a cool reply. Cudos.

My guess is that the Majik's processor is sensing a problem and muting the input you had selected at the time of the static discharge. Or maybe the processor is just momentarily freaking out, and going into self preservation mode :) This might also lead one to believe that the static spike is getting to the Majik through one of the interconnects, which are of course connected to its inputs, which might then cause the amp to sense an unusually high input voltage and shut off that input....... As for unusually high input voltages, here's something to think about: if you get a static spark to jump from your finger to something else, that took 20,000 VOLTS to make it happen !!! That varies a bit depending on the humidity of the air, but the threshold is around 20K volts before electricity will jump through air. So, it's really no wonder that your Majik freaks out a bit!! Fortunately, chip technology has come along quite well, to where most of them, including the current "cmos" chips, can withstand these static spikes. Just goes to show - it's the CURRENT that kills, not the voltage...... Anyway, given that high of a voltage potential, a static spike will be able to travel through virtually anything. It has already travelled through air, which is the second toughest medium for electricity - next to a vacuum - so MDF, cable insulation, rubber feet, those are all easy to traverse, if you have enough voltage behind it....