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Amp tripping circuit breaker.
Trouble shooting 101...replace the least expensive item first.  Replace the breaker and see what happens.   
Pass Labs and Fuses
@davidpritchard, the folks at Reno HiFi suggest turning off the Pass class A amplifiers when not in use due to the fact that are always conducting full power.  The Pass class A/B amps can be left on 24/7 
Any experience using a PS Audio Ultimate Outlet
The balun used within the U/O is quite effective at filtering out high frequency and prevents digital hash generated by DAC form contaminating other equipment that is connected to the same AC circuit, therefore, IME, the greatest benefit of the U/... 
Help!! Bought Rega TT in the UK and now cant use it in the U.S.
Return the table back to Amazon UK. 
Extravagant shipping charge
Did you ask the seller for an explanation? 
Pass Labs and Fuses
As always, you are welcome to try Synergistic Research Fuses in your system for 30-days risk-free and return them to your SR dealer for a full refund if you are not completely satisfied. Sold with a no-risk 30-day money back guarantee Doesn't... 
Pass Labs and Fuses
On the rest of his amps Mr Pass was kind enough to use no fuses.Pass uses fuses on their lower powered amps and breakers on their higher power 
300B SET or EL34 SET
The Chinese looked at what westerners were willing to pay for vacuum tubes, therefore, they put lipstick on a pig, used names of historic brands like Western Electric and call them replicas, put them in fancy presentation boxes and coated the inte... 
What to do with old set of audio equipment?
Get it restored. A lot of things that we keep for nostalgic or sentimental purposes gets put in a drawer and forgotten. Getting your father’s old stereo restored will provide music throughout your home, become a conversation piece, and a nice remi... 
30 Amplifiers Totaling $428,740.00 In Search of Audio Nirvana
@blumartini, when you wrote you have "owned and auditioned 30 of..." did you actually purchase all these amplifiers, or did you just audition some of them?  BTW, that is quit a list! 
300B SET or EL34 SET
@glennewdick  The 300B tube was designed for extremely low maintenance and a very long life.  As an example, WE300B are spec'd for 35-40K hours, therefore, making their cost of ownership quite inexpensive when you amortize the initial cost over i... 
Quad Tube Rolling
However, just to be sure the "contacts" everyone is referring to are the RCA and or XLR cables on the input and outputs? ????  All comments/post made are in reference to changing tubes.  No comments were made with respect to how to connect the ph... 
300B SET or EL34 SET
But if we just look at the characteristics of the tube itself; which tube has most punch in the bass, or best bass?What I understand from your answers the hights also goes to 300B. The EL34 will produce more power which could translate into more... 
300B SET or EL34 SET
IME, a true triode tube like the 300B will sound better that an EL34 tube  "wired" in triode.  Low level listening ability is more to do with proper speaker matching than tube type. 
Quad Tube Rolling
When you say input side are you talking about the tubes that act as a cathode follower (left side tubes)?  These tube are used to convert the high impedance signal coming from the previous gain stage to a low impedance signal.  A cathode followe...