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I've no idea if they removed the grounding leads - I know (as I mentioned) that they had to add grounds to the RCA's (non-techie description).

Why would they need to add grounds to the rca's? Is it possible that you might have recevied a unit w/ the incorrect ground state set on the rca's? I know I heard mentioned that there is a switch inside the empeg which enables floating grounds for those that need it, could it be this unit shipped in that position?
-mark

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