Denon 8500HA red lamp blinking every 2 - 5 days

[PENG]

No, there are also diagnostics for protection mode reasons +++++++, 3 to be exact, Current fault, Thermal, like in shorted spkr wires, and DC, While you are speed reading tell me how you get into those modes !

Have you measured the amplifier output DC voltage of each channel with the unit turned on but volume at minimum? Chances are it would behave normal, that is, very low but imo it is still a good first step.

 

[TLS Guy]

No, there are also diagnostics for protection mode reasons +++++++, 3 to be exact, Current fault, Thermal, like in shorted spkr wires, and DC, While you are speed reading tell me how you get into those modes !

One thing you should do if you haven't is try three hard resets back to factory defaults.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Well, what the Hell are you asking us for?

Because even though he may have 45 years of experience, there is still a chance that someone else may have had similar experiences and ideas that he has not tried.

It never hurts to ask.

And sometimes it also helps to talk “out loud”. Ideas may come to us while we talk “out loud”. Sometimes when we ask questions out loud, we end up answering our own questions.

There is no need to be confrontational or rude about it.