I have the alternator whine, but see there's lots of advice elsewhere on how to fix it. I have a worse problem. After more than an hour playtime the empeg goes silent and won't deliver sound again without a power cycle. I believe this to be a problem with my installation and not the empeg. The amp, which is installed very snugly under the passenger seat, gets burning hot. First time things shut down was because I blew the amp's fuse. Now with a higher grade fuse a power cycle gets the sound back. I don't appear to be harming the empeg, though it's worrisome. Is this natural for the amp to get so hot? Do I just need more air circulation? Seems fishy.

Hey zli_mcla, what amp did you get? We will definitely need to compare and contrast when I'm in town again.