It seems as though there is some pressure in those large capacitors; that is when I push on the tops of them, there is a fair amount of resistance. I'm not exactly sure what to make of that fact along with the other data I've collected. I guess I'll attempt to trace through the circuits to find the problem, though not having any experience at this I'm not too optimistic.

I've also started reading up on the basics of amplifiers to gain some insight. http://sound.westhost.com/amp-basics.htm seems to be a really good resource.

It's likely that if I can't make some headway on this project this weekend, I'll probably start looking for another amp- driving with no music all of the time just isn't fun. This is especially a problem since I was planning on going on a 3000mi road trip in the next week or two to NYC, Washington D.C. and Miami.

-Randy