Should I Repair a Plinius 8150 ?

If the "tech" is Vince Galbo of Advanced Audio, I would'nt hesitate. He performed an amazing upgrade on my Plinius M-16 preamp. He undestands Plinius equipment like no other, and keeps you in the loop throughout the process.

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If you love the Plinius, the answer is easy. If not, it might be a good opportunity for a change. From a pure cost standpoint I would consider what you might get for it on the used market as is, add that amount to the cost of repair, and see if there is a newer integrated you could get for the total amount that you'd be happy with. For example, if you got $300 for it, a newer integrated in the ~$1100-$1200 range would make sense financially. On the used market, you can get a lot of amp for that amount.

I think it would be really hard to find something as lovely as that amp for $750. I do this: I flip a coin and if the coin says the same as my gut feeling then it validates me and if the coin says something opposite to what I felt I wanted to do it highlights my inner thoughts about the repair / upgrade whatever.

As mentioned already; I'd shop around and see if you can't find a better price. Plinius makes a very good product.