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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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avanti1960
1,744 posts
 

@amplifier11

Toss the amp- not worth the money or effort to repair. The good news is you don't need much power to drive your GE speakers, they have powered woofers / subwoofers so your amp only needs to drive midrange and tweeter drivers- a very easy load.  Go for quality rather than power- depending on budget.  A Class A Pass Labs XA25 would sound amazing for example. 

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ditusa
2,446 posts
 

@jasonbourne71, you get what you pay for see here. smiley

Mike

roadcykler
341 posts
 

I wouldn't put more money into an amp that old, especially considering there are better options. As for AB vs D, there's no objective difference in the sound of newer amps.

zx10
146 posts
 

I agree with Soix why don't you pick up a used McIntosh MA7900 or MA8900 integrated which can be had for $6-7M and they are superb 

celtic66
1,942 posts
 

Toss it!  Consideration:  https://exposurehifi.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Exposure-Datasheet-3510-Stereo.pdf

Oft overlooked brand.  Good hunting.

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