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ARC M300 MKII call for help

Help! I have a pair of Audio Research M300 MKII mono blocks from yesteryear, and have enjoyed them for many years. One of them has a short in the panel behind the tubes. The guys down at the factory just got back to me, saying that they can no longer repair this model, due to age and lack of parts. Can anyone out there steer me to someone who might be able to repair it?  I can send pictures of the shorted out area. Would hate to retire these beautiful behemoths. 

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barts
706 posts
 

Although risky and possibly pricey you could try looking for a person in a similar situation and buy their one good amp.  Make one good one out of two bad.

Also, @bigkidz in NJ has repeatedly said most anything can be fixed, time and money...time and money.

Regards,

barts

boxcarman
386 posts
 

That is a shame.  But  s--t happens and you move on.  Star looking for an upgrade.  Today's amps will give you a great upgrade.

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cleeds
5,899 posts
 

What parts for this amp are no longer available?

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skids
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Maybe post some pictures of the problem area so we can see what the problem is. Someone might have a solution.

djcxxx
104 posts
 

ARC has to be able to warrant the repair. That means no tinkering or "close enough" parts. However that does not mean that the amp cannot be repaired. I would ask ARC for a detailed explanation of what they found and what would be needed to fix based on their findings. That would be your starting point toward finding a potential non ARC repair.

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