Uber expensive repair at United Radio

Good repairs cost money Uber.

yuviarora
Except for when you can't DYI anymore.  
There's that.
Not much love here for complainers.
Playing with expensive stuff is expensive.
It's a given. If you can make used stuff last at half price you are just lucky. Like surviving without a vaccination.

I recently had an amplifier valued at ~2500.00 that needed repair. Bill Thalmann quoted me a repair price of 1500.00. I weighed the options and decided to sell the amp back to the manufacturer for a loss. It was a tough pill to swallow but the amp was 25+ years old and it seemed like the best course. I didn't find fault with Bill's assessment, it seemed fair to me. 

I also had a pair of Canary Audio monoblocks a few years ago and one blew an output transformer. I was quoted a price to fix the one amplifier that approached the resale value of both amps.  Not to mention a round trip from the east to the west coast. I went the same route that time too. Just part of the cost of being in this hobby. Win some, lose some.

Oz

Opening your wallet for service is never pleasant. Especially audio gear repair.

Suck it up, and listen to your stereo.

Who would've thunk, electronics repair would now be a highly specialized thing?

Next time try Lyft. They are usually cheaper.