anyone have another opinion?!! it lights up in
front...it gets hot... but no sound is output from either channel.

measured the middle leg voltage of the ceramic resistors....the right side
resistor measures 20volts and the o/p transistors mounted under the right
side of the heatsync get hot. while the left side resistor measures no
voltage and the o/p transistors under the left side of the heat sync do not
seem to get hot....

should I be able to recognize a broken component visually? how about
measuring voltage at any of the four test points accessable when the
heatsync is removed (and the 4 o/p transistors are lifted from their plugs
on floor plane)??

Thanks for all help!