Yes yes it is a hot signal issue. I’ve learned to tame it. It’s not an amp issue. It’s how a pro piece w inherent hot signal interacts with my amp. And no, I don’t expect Mike at Bryston to know much about putting transformer balanced +4 dbu gear in his integrated tape loop. So I hold nothing against him. You have pulled me in the weeds. My point was AI was extremely helpful, no, critical to my understanding and preventing protective auto shutdowns. Yes AI got off on the wrong track but I was able to redirect it. And ultimately it got me where I needed to go. Now with Audience vs stock PCs I both attenuate and boost to keep line level. It works. Had a friend over today for 2 hours of listening. He said everything sounded fabulous. And not a single amp glitch let alone shutdown. THANKS AI!