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Phew! Thanks Tom.. Thanks again lot for your repeated effort ! I am very much relieved now.. thanks to your answer ! My guess was right ! The peak LED indeed indicates the analog input's level! I kind of understand, as of why it should not appear, when the ATT button is switched on but why the hell doesn't it appear when i switch to source-direct is what I do not understand. Does that mean that the power amp, which is present in the receiver can take in any input voltage? Optical inputs? We kind of only *hear* of such things in India .. so I guess I will have to content, by switcting it to either ATT or Source-direct mode! Anyway, Tom, tell me.. is it okay to drive the receiver upto (+10db) continously? If it clips.. how will I ever know? Will it shut off automatically, if it clips? Best regards, Ki.

Hi Everybody, I am Ki, living in India, a proud owner of a pair of RF-3IIs ( => am a newbie, who has just began the holy journey !). I have recently bought the Marantz SR5300 receiver to feed the RF-3IIs (solely in stereo mode ), replacing my old Marantz PM-54 MkII. Everything was going fine, until I noticed that the PEAK LED in the receiver is appearing even at medium volumes (-10 db ), when I am playing through CD Analog input, and when the unit is heated up. The LED doesnt appear, when unit is cold, even at high volumes. Also it doesnt appear, when unit is switched to source direct mode, even at high volumes (10db) and high temperature ! There was no mention of this PEAK LED in the manual ! Is this LED some sort of clipping indicator or does it mean that the output voltage of my CD-Player is higher than what is expected by the receiver? If so, why does the LED appear, only at high temperature? NOTE: The unit is properly connected, ventilated and no wire strands are touching the receiver chassis. Any information regarding this problem would be highly appreciated! Three cheers, Ki (male ).