ARC REF 6 upgraded by ARC.

That 6E is my dream preamp. Do you send in the preamp and wait 6 months or do you get on a list and when your time is here send it in at the last minute and they get right on it and ship it back in several days? And if it's 3,000 for the upgrade what is the nominal price to pay for a used ref6? Rogue charges the same 3,000 to turn a 7 into a 9. Must be a standard fee they all agree on. 

I would have to have known what they replace to do the upgrade before I committed 3,000. Rogue had my rp-7 which had a problem, and they tried to talk me into a 3,000 upgrade for it, twice they solicited me. I thought it was too much. I could sell the 7 and buy a used 9 and save a couple thousand than what I paid for the 7 plus the upgrade fee I would've paid! The money has to add up or I'm not Into it. 
now we know the 6E isn't worth there asking price? Im sure any competent tech could do it! How come the manufacturers don't come on these forums and solicit work or even gear? Dave and Troy is the only one. And I bought an evo from him. 

@tattooedtrackman I mean that the upgrade for 5,000 doesn't seem worth it!  Someone said 18 caps and some wire?  $250 worth of parts? They made a huge profit when you bought the unit new from them . Why not take care of there loyal customers and do the upgrade for a moderate profit.  Do you really think they pay the tech 200 per hour?  Probably pay the tech per unit. But this economy has people raising prices because they can.