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Throughly disappointed with my new Yamaha A-3000 Integrated.......

well, I love it when it's not shutting down.  Finally called the dealer and told them I'm done with it.  From the first day, it shut off and went into protection mode after 10 minutes of listening.  It's doing it all the time now.  I did figure out how to reset the amp, but it continues to go into protection mode.  Here's what I've done to track the issue down.  Am I missing anything?  By the way, I'm a user, not someone who can track down voltages, test wires etc etc.

1. Pulled power cord for 30 minutes- I use a PS audio PC
2. Unplugged all connections- amp stayed in protection mode with nothing plugged in.
3. I then figured out how to reset the amp.  The amp then worked for for some periods before shutting off.  Yesterday for example, playing vinyl, amp shut off after 5 minutes.  I then did the reset and listened for 2 hours without shutting down. 
4. Today, after 5 minutes it shut down again.
5. Doesn't matter if it's vinyl or CD playing.
6. I just unplugged my Sub now as the rca cables are a bit bent up; however it didn't affect play for 2 hours yesterday without shutting off.

Disappointed as I was looking forward to breaking this in over Christmas break........  
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gdnrbob
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For $5K, I am sure we could come up with plenty of suggestions.
;)
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dhpeck OP
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thanks for the comments.  My dealer has been great.  Thank God I didn't buy it used/new online.  I like the amp so much, my dealer is going to order another one and I'll give it another try.  Hoping next one works out, because I got a really great deal on this unit and wouldn't know what to go to here with $5000k to spend.
213runnin
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I was going to suggest double checking both ends of speaker cables for a loose strand, but the above amazon review suggests some sort of QC issue.  Too bad about that, but I'm sure every single brand has at least 2-3 out of every hundred sold have defects.

Still, it wouldn't hurt to power up the yamaha with absolutely nothing connected to it( volume at zero) to see if it still goes into protect.  If nothing else, it'll be extra results to give to the dealer.
helomech
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The A-S3000 does seem to have a record of issues. Fortunately the 1100 and 2100 have better reliability. I doubt you'd lose much in sound quality by trading it for the A-S2100.
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twoleftears
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Check out these reviews on Amazon.  First one had essentially same problem as you.  QC is obviously not what it should be.

https://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-S3000SL-Natural-Integrated-Amplifier/product-reviews/B00ITI0C76/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_viewopt_sr?filterByStar=critical&pageNumber=1



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nonoise
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Sorry to hear that, what with Christmas and all. It may need a replacement or a trip to a tech for what could be a simple fix. A long time ago I bought some Rotel gear and the amp's right channel just died. I took it back to the dealer who said "this is very rare" and a week later I had it back, working perfectly. 

Hopefully this won't sour your expectations with it, but stuff like this does happen now and again. You always read about it but never expect it to happen to you.

All the best,
Nonoise
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