"Paul" wrote in message
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Both replies indicate that this is normal operation, not a defect. I
find that hard to believe. If bought new and it had this problem, I
think that most people would take it back for a refund.

Anyway, I thank those who took the time to reply.

(BTW Jerry, since it happens at shutdown, not startup, I would need to
add an anticipation circuit, not a delay circuit ;-)

Paul


FWIW, I have a mid 80's Realistic reciever. I was looking through the
service manual and noticed that the amplifier IC has a delay feature built
into the chip itself. Perhaps it is possible that this type of circuit could
go bad, but the amplifer would keep operating? Just a thought.