Greetings from down under - Palmerston North, NZ.
I have owned an Elicit Mk5 since April last year and initially used it to drive 8-ohm speakers, PSB Imagine T2 towers. Happy with the sound, and I preferred the sound to a Naim pre-power combo (ex my father) which I later sold.
A year back I replaced the PSBs with a 4-ohm speaker, Elac Vela 407 floor-standers. In store I also auditioned two other 4-ohm floor-standers from Monitor Audio and Sonus Faber.
Last month after running the Rega and the 407's for about a year I struck problems. Listening at moderate volumes, i.e. volume knob between 9 and 10 o’clock, the amp got quite warm to the touch (top panel) and cut out (no power to speakers) after only 30 mins listening. I let it cool down, powered off - on again and was OK for a bit longer but if anything the problem got worse. Reading this forum and others online made me aware of the issue with the Elicit and 4-ohm speakers.
Contacted the vendor in Wellington who suggested that I return the amp to them for a warranty repair. The amp was returned to me soon afterwards and has functioned fine ever since (touch wood). There was no email exchange as to what was done, but a phone call confirmed that the service team had adjusted the bias of the amp, which had 'left the factory with the wrong setting'. More on bias here:
https://resources.pcb.cadence.com/blog/2024-top-5-power-amplifier-bias-circuit-design-considerations
Posting this to encourage other Elicit Mk5 owners encountering this thermal cut-off problem to send their amps back to your dealer/distributor to get the bias setting adjusted.