@rop45 ,
Good on you sir!
I did something similar awhile back with a "wounded" integrated I had. Someone came over to buy a stereo rack and while listening to my system, I mentioned the integrated and he offered that he was handy with a soldering iron so I just gave it to him to see what he could do with it.
Truth be told, I was glad to see it go after the last two years.
All the best,
Nonoise