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To repair, rebuild, or toss?

I have a Rotel RB 1080 amplifier which I used to power golden ear Triton one speakers.  I had the amplifier repaired once before, It needed replacement of a capacitor in the right channel. Now there is asymmetric output with respect to the right and left channel. I received a quote to repair the issue for $300 or rebuild the amplifier for $600. The question is, should I repair or rebuild the amplifier? The rebuild option entails a visual inspection and replacement of parts that look like they need to be replaced., I’m a newbie at this game, so I’m not sure what else is out there. Would the money be better off spent on a new amp, if so, which one?
 

Thank you for your input.

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travelinjack
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Don't add too the landfill if it can be fixed. It's just an amplifier. 

jl35
4,458 posts
 

I'm not saying to toss it out, but rather sell it to someone who can fix it cheaply themselves and enjoy it...for $600 you can get better new or almost new...

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ghdprentice
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I wouldn't be surprised if you couldn't donate it to a repair shop and they could fix it and sell it. 

paradisecom
504 posts
 

I'd just fix it for the $300 and look at upgrading the amp/ preamp with that big of a budget.  Then either keep it as a spare or sell it off.  It looks like they usually sell for about $400-$500 so it's not worth very much anyway.

lanx0003
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@richardbrand  My bad—thanks for the correction. Then it comes down to whether the OP has sentimental attachment to his gear, or goes with this for $500 shipped.  Not sure about its actual condition but according to seller "sounds / looks great"

https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisbg633-rotel-rb-1080-solid-state#

Take a further look into its current / power sustanibility is actually quite impressive for a budgetary amp back then "the Rotel puts out 291W into 8 ohms with one channel driven (24.6dBW), 558W into 4 ohms (24dBW), and even 800W into 2 ohms (23dBW)!

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