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My #@%$ Cat Destroyed My ARC REF 5SE. Soliciting Suggestions.

(Public service announcement-keep your pets away from your audio equipment)

I love my cat. But not as much as I once did :-)
The short story is cat pee corroded the main board to my ARC REF 5SE. 

Homeowners insurance doesn't cover repair or replacement because owning a pet means you assume liability/responsibility. Ironically, or strangely enough, If my neighbor's cat or dog did this, I could collect.

My options-
Repair it. Fixing it will cost 7K. The main board alone is 6K.
Buy a pre-owned replacement at close to similar price. And if I go pre-owned, what's the market on a REF 5SE with a destroyed main board.
Go in a different direction.

What would you do?

TIA,
David
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bassdude
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Judging by the number of "cat lovers" here... I'd make "lemonade from lemons."

First open the cat's "go fund me account" - "SAVE THE KITTY."

Post the cat's YouTube video of the cat in a cage with a subtitle that the cat has one week to live, before its executed, unless other "cat lovers" "bail" it out of "death row," referring the viewers to the cat's "go fund me account" - "SAVE THE KITTY."  

You'll have the funds for a really nice replacement of your Ref 5SE in a few days!

Hell... I'll sell you mine for $10,000 (just like new)! 

"SAVE THE KITTY!"
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