^ That should of been the way to go. I would be up and running right now... BUT, after purchasing the used B&K turns out my amp was fine all along... It is my Cary Cinema 11 that has fried its L & R channels. I was sure it was the amp because it got blazing HOT before quitting.

Serious bummer... I spent 325 that I didn't need to and now have a dead pre. Good news is I can just sell the big Citation 7.1 amp for much more than the B&K cost and in the mean time see if the Cary is worth fixing or not. They are not worth a whole lot on the used market compared to what their retail price was so I need to calculate if it is worth it to send to Cary or not...
Or I could just sell off everything, go for a used Marantz SR7002 or the Integra 40.1 that are both for sale on Craigslist here in town...
Ugh.