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My amp is toast

Earlier today while lisening to my system my ML333 went up in smoke. While it is probably repairable but at what price point. It had just been recapped when I bought it and still in the warentee period but that was several years ago. Needless to say I am now considering replacing it. I had looked at Pass Labs prior but could not come up with a reasonable argument for upgrading then. I am considering Pass X-260.8 pair monoblock at the upper limit of my budget or  X-250.8

I run a ARC LS27, PS DirectStream & PS Memory Player, a Magnum Dynalab  MD 809T Internet Radio Tuner and a CR-7a tapedeck with Shahinian Hawks.

I like the mix from tube feeding ss and I am pretty happy with the remaining components and see little reason to do any additional upgrading. Suggestion, comments welcome, possible other avenues worth considerine....
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itsjustme
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i cannot imagine that you can't fix it for a few hundred $$.  Compare that to new amps!
When you say "went up in smoke" can you be a bit more detailed and precise?
To one earlier comment - even if its "only a resistor" the question is "why?" (which is certainly more than a resistor). Something failed or shorted.
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