well guys I panicked.it had just been fixed and cleaned and the only option left was a bad volume control.NOPE! it is a bad tuner .the old Marantz is in dire need of fixing I guess.replaced with a legacy series Marantz and everything is kosher,been thrashing the old girl since last night ,she rocks!one last thing while were at it .what setting do I use for phono for an at95e on a akai ap206?theres 2 or 3 different ohm settings for mm and 1 for mc which I know I don't have.thanks for the help guys your the best.