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 

You got your answer here regarding repairs.  You can buy a replacement for the cost of the board so a repair from your perspective is not practical.  Someone that works on audio gear may be able to beat the odds and restore the piece to a level worth having.  I would put it up for auction here and eBay with full disclosure and just let someone else try their luck.  

A lot of the responses here is why I am often reluctant to post a question in the forum.  It disappoints me how so many here ignore our questions and take the opportunity to be sarcastic and often rude.

Best of luck!
Dana
I’ve taken note of who the truly bad people in this thread are... And BTW, cats are trainable; I’ve done it multiple times. 
Sorry to hear about your cats behavior.

I have some experience with cat behaviors,  it is common for cat owners to anthropomorphize  reason(s) for cats behavior that they can relate to.

Urinating outside the litter-box is either a medical condition usually called cystitis, or a behavioral condition.  I suspect your cat is behavioral.  Behavioral conditions usually are related to you cat being unhappy or stressed about something.  There are medications that can help with un-happiness or stress as it is often difficult to identify the source of the un-happiness or stress.  Common sources are

Cat-cat

• Living alongside an incompatible cat
• Despotic cat(s) entering or threatening to enter cat's home and/or intruding into resident cat's outdoor territory

   • Cat-other animal

• Frequently visiting dog or new dog or puppy come to stay

   • Cat-human

• New member of the family such as new baby or frequent visitors
• Family member or frequent visitor displaying inappropriate handling and/or other interactions towards cat
• Use of punishment such as verbal correction and/or physical correction (e.g., water sprayers)
• Living as a pet when not socialized to people

Physical

• Physical disruption to territory such as building works, redecoration, new furniture
• Moving house
• Unpredictable and restricted outdoor access
• Lack of key resources or inadequate distribution of resources
• Irregular and unpredictable feeding times and cleaning of litter boxes

Health 

  • Pain

• From disease or injury and inappropriately managed (e.g., inadequate pain medication)

  • Illness- commonly gastro-intestinal (chronic vomiting) or skin (itching/biting)

• Challenging medication administration

Sensory

• Intolerable and/or unpredictable noise (e.g., frequent episodes of loud music)
• Strong smelling detergents, perfumes or other chemicals regularly used in the home
• Regular removal of scent marks in the home such as facial secretions from facial rubbing


The above is from a paper from a Board Certified Veterinary Behaviorist and it does mention loud music.

You might ask your veterinarian for some help with medications if you can't identify the stressors.

 
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