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what to do with a stereo that needs repair

Hey All, long time lurker. I'm looking for suggestions on what to do with an Ayon Spirit II that needs to be repaired. The left channel no longer works. I brought it into a local tech who is not sanctioned by Ayon and he wont touch it. I called the official repair shop and the tech there was awesome, but he has a backlog and wont be available to sort out the issue for 5-6 months. I decided to buy another amp and move on from Ayon. Any suggestions on what to do with this 80lb door stop? I dont want to stick another person with the problem but at the same time if the person has the patience they might be rewarded with a nice sounding amp. What do you think would be fair? Should I just pitch it and be done?

bosendev
kingrex
107 posts
 

I know a guy who can fix it.  Its $$ to ship and I bet you spend about $2K to get work done.  What do you want for it?

bosendev OP
1 posts
 

Sadly its old and out of warranty, and will probably cost around 1500 to 2000 to repair along with shipping it to an authorized service center.

ghdprentice
7,046 posts
 

Very sad. Do you have a boat?

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lloydc
751 posts
 

Sell it real cheap as a mono amp, if you can.  Or, Box it, ship it, pay a big bill to repair it, list it, sell it (eventually) and maybe come out a few hundred bucks ahead. Your call.

grislybutter
3,112 posts
 

I have a relative studying electrical engineering in College and one of their courses is amplifiers. He fixed several items for me. They weren’t high end like your item but amplifiers nevertheless, and it was fun for him, he at least knew enough not to make it worse but at the end he fixed it. My point is, it may have a simple issue and it may be easier to find someone to repair than it might seem. If you are stuck with it/couldn’t sell it as it is, the risk is reasonable too.

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