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My #@%$ Cat Destroyed My ARC REF 5SE. Soliciting Suggestions.

(Public service announcement-keep your pets away from your audio equipment)

I love my cat. But not as much as I once did :-)
The short story is cat pee corroded the main board to my ARC REF 5SE. 

Homeowners insurance doesn't cover repair or replacement because owning a pet means you assume liability/responsibility. Ironically, or strangely enough, If my neighbor's cat or dog did this, I could collect.

My options-
Repair it. Fixing it will cost 7K. The main board alone is 6K.
Buy a pre-owned replacement at close to similar price. And if I go pre-owned, what's the market on a REF 5SE with a destroyed main board.
Go in a different direction.

What would you do?

TIA,
David
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wharfy OP
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"So the Cat just got even and now your both unhappy."

Feeling morally superior today?

My cat was scared to death during a straight-line microburst that took down trees around my residence. He threw himself against the door and flattened himself in the smallest of clearances for safety.

FYI-I didn't start this post to be subjected to your cat-expertise bloviations.
isochronism
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Cats are attracted to spinning turntables. Particularly if the record has a slight warp. They'd love to bat the tonearm around!
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Dear ebm-
Read my response to riaa above. This applies to you too.
I started this topic because I'm looking for help.
Clearly, you have none to offer.
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Hi Dweller-I did that and the uric acid salts in the cat urine was so strong it etched the main board. I then brought it to a ARC certified tech who informed me that ARC said it wasn't repairable. A second repair tech agreed. 
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