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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
wharfy
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mahgister
15,051 posts
 
Get the Johnny Cash record CRY CRY CRY!!
i see that harassing someone with sarcasm is your way of life.... After me this one.... Who is next?

Last time i dared to answer you today, you seemed genuinely surprized and outraged by my response.... And i guess you will be also now.... But think a bit about it and you will understand....

A+B = ?


« We need self conscious brain, any other brain is useless for us» -Groucho Marx
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zerobias
73 posts
 
Cat pee corroded the board?  Sounds like it may have taken some time and several occurrences.  Didn't you smell it, like the first time it happened?  Cats can make reasonably good tacos, and maybe a pair of gloves, once skinned.  When you replace the amp, maybe put it in a cabinet. 
wjt3
206 posts
 
Ii was not your cat!!!!!  Door was open to your house- a bird came in as well as a cat. Do the math-=-=
no_money
638 posts
 
oh man, sorry to hear. This was always a worry of mine when I had  big Levinson amp on the floor that all my cats sought for warmth. My new integrated fortunately fits on shelf with only an inch of room on top so they can no longer access. Glad to see you are a good, considerate cat dad and did not take it out on the poor scared kitty.
if the new board includes warranty and testing once installed, I would do it.
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