Could someone please explain what happened ?

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After some heavy rain with lightnighs yesterday,i realized my power amp's circuit breaker fell.I turned it on and found out the amp made some weird,rather strong hum noises on the left channel.I tried everything but the hum persisted.In the end,i replaced the balanced ic i was using with another one and everything worked perfectly.How can a bal ic be destroyed,if this is the right word,when the power amp is working properly ????Anf my next question is , CAN a ic be destroyed and how when what actually happened, as far as i understand,the grounding cables inside the ic was kinda removed or b

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<B>Wes Phillips on the Sessions</B>
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One of the enduring myths of audiophilia is that of the recording as a true and honest picture of a musical event&mdash;a sonic "snapshot" that captures a unique moment of time the way a photograph captures the light of a day long since past.

There Lies the Disc, the making of the new Cantus CD There Lies The Music

There Lies the Disc, the making of the new Cantus CD There Lies The Music

<B>Wes Phillips on the Sessions</B>
<BR>
One of the enduring myths of audiophilia is that of the recording as a true and honest picture of a musical event&mdash;a sonic "snapshot" that captures a unique moment of time the way a photograph captures the light of a day long since past.

There Lies the Disc, the making of the new Cantus CD The Sound 2

There Lies the Disc, the making of the new Cantus CD The Sound 2

<B>Wes Phillips on the Sessions</B>
<BR>
One of the enduring myths of audiophilia is that of the recording as a true and honest picture of a musical event&mdash;a sonic "snapshot" that captures a unique moment of time the way a photograph captures the light of a day long since past.

There Lies the Disc, the making of the new Cantus CD The Sound

There Lies the Disc, the making of the new Cantus CD The Sound

<B>Wes Phillips on the Sessions</B>
<BR>
One of the enduring myths of audiophilia is that of the recording as a true and honest picture of a musical event&mdash;a sonic "snapshot" that captures a unique moment of time the way a photograph captures the light of a day long since past.

There Lies the Disc, the making of the new Cantus CD The Sessions 2

There Lies the Disc, the making of the new Cantus CD The Sessions 2

<B>Wes Phillips on the Sessions</B>
<BR>
One of the enduring myths of audiophilia is that of the recording as a true and honest picture of a musical event&mdash;a sonic "snapshot" that captures a unique moment of time the way a photograph captures the light of a day long since past.

There Lies the Disc, the making of the new Cantus CD

There Lies the Disc, the making of the new Cantus CD

<B>Wes Phillips on the Sessions</B>
<BR>
One of the enduring myths of audiophilia is that of the recording as a true and honest picture of a musical event&mdash;a sonic "snapshot" that captures a unique moment of time the way a photograph captures the light of a day long since past.

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Simaudio Moon Evolution P-8 preamplifier JA's Review System

The P-8 ($11,000) is the second of Simaudio's Moon Evolution series that has passed through my system, following on the heels of the Moon Evolution W-8 power amplifier, which I <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/solidpoweramps/306sim">reviewed in March 2006</A>. Fortunately, the P-8's arrival preceded the W-8's departure, so I was able to use them together as well as with other components.

Simaudio
95 Chemin Du Tremblay Street, Unit 3
Boucherville, Quebec J4B 7K4
Canada
(877) 980-2400
www.simaudio.com

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The P-8 ($11,000) is the second of Simaudio's Moon Evolution series that has passed through my system, following on the heels of the Moon Evolution W-8 power amplifier, which I <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/solidpoweramps/306sim">reviewed in March 2006</A>. Fortunately, the P-8's arrival preceded the W-8's departure, so I was able to use them together as well as with other components.

Simaudio
95 Chemin Du Tremblay Street, Unit 3
Boucherville, Quebec J4B 7K4
Canada
(877) 980-2400
www.simaudio.com
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