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Krell Restoration

Want to restore my FPB-200. Works fine, but must repair my 802s and thought I should have the Krell caps checked out and replaced as needed. It's been 15 years of hard use. Should I send it to Krell, or use a local, highly regarded specialist located near me on the West Coast? Got the Krell carton, but shipping could be deadly. Any experience with third party repair?
dderham1948

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dderham1948 OP
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Not trying to save a couple of bucks, worried about FedEx or UPS dropping it too many times.
The local shop can use better caps than Krell? Replace the internal wiring to speaker and XLR connects. Other things Krell may and do.
Question is, will the local shop tear it down and find they can't complete the repair because of proprietary parts or some secret handshake known only to Krell. Will they be able to calibrate it, and is that necessary when simply replacing parts?
Thought the experts on this site would know if the good local tech would be a safe path.
dderham1948 OP
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Thank you all for your thoughtful help.
dderham1948 OP
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Yes, a FPB-200 with a pair of Matrix 802s S3.

Live is Nor Calif., know of no one Krell certified here.
Any experience with the KRC-3? also 15 years of hard use. Should I have the caps replaced on it?

Ct0517. Front of Matrix woofer is partially separated from the speaker. May only need to be glued, don't know yet.
Anyone know of a hidden stash of Matrix drivers? Willing to pay.

Is FedEx Freight different and safer than the FedEx that ruined Jsd52756's KSA-200 (above)?
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