You might be able to replace the laser transport yourself. I did in my CAL Delta, for about $80 for parts. The trick was finding a supplier for the discontinued part - travers deck assembly. See my posts (Silica) in the lower half of the following thread.
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=26009
To be fair, the exercise is labor intensive, so $350 is not too unreasonable given typical professional repair shop rates.
Good luck!
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=26009
To be fair, the exercise is labor intensive, so $350 is not too unreasonable given typical professional repair shop rates.
Good luck!