nomoney,
As you're well aware, the 5805 is excellent. After comparing some speakers through one at a local dealer, I liked it so much I bought a pre-owned Levinson 326S preamp for $5K just to try and capture some of the magic in combination with my high powered class D power amps.
This was a complete success and I attained the benefits of the Levinson detail, sweetness and excellent sound staging I heard from the 5805. I think the extreme neutrality of my class D mono amps enabled this by just passing through these Levinson qualities unencumbered.
I'd suggest you really have no choice but to get the 5805 repaired since it's a great integrated and it's basically worthless unrepaired. Good luck on the repair estimate.
Tim
As you're well aware, the 5805 is excellent. After comparing some speakers through one at a local dealer, I liked it so much I bought a pre-owned Levinson 326S preamp for $5K just to try and capture some of the magic in combination with my high powered class D power amps.
This was a complete success and I attained the benefits of the Levinson detail, sweetness and excellent sound staging I heard from the 5805. I think the extreme neutrality of my class D mono amps enabled this by just passing through these Levinson qualities unencumbered.
I'd suggest you really have no choice but to get the 5805 repaired since it's a great integrated and it's basically worthless unrepaired. Good luck on the repair estimate.
Tim