Thanks Jerry,I know thats the right thing to do if it comes to it. I also know it may sound like BS but both pieces have been producing beautiful Chinese vacuum tubes sounds for the last two evenings without a hitch,maybe these things just don’t like AQ or AZ cables,.I noticed years ago that the Kimbers I bought we’re always a tighter connection, we’ll see over the next few days what happens. These are strange times for everything.