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Should I repair Stax DA-80 or just buy new amp?

My Stax DA-80 is getting a little "long in the tooth" - and needs repair at this point. It is a great sounding amp and, while not very high power, sounds great with my Dunlavy SC-IV speakers (with Levinson preamp). But before I spend a few hundred dollars to bring it back up to spec, I thought maybe the money is better spent towards a new amp. Any opinions out there?
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mitcho
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fix it. It is still a very good amp. Sonics are still hard to beat. updating should push it further than most amps.
ed_sawyer
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what's wrong with it? could always sell it as is....

-Ed
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timo
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Fix it (with modern parts) and it will sing again probably even better than before. It has a good design keep it
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justlisten
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I have always been facinated by all the Stax gear after owning a pair of theStax F81 electrostats. to those familiar, do the Stax 80s and other SS amps hold their own to modern designs?

anyone done a/b? and if so with what amps?
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