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
128x128wharfy

Showing 1 response by bob540

@wharfy,  Oh my, that must have been excruciating when you found out.  One thing I learn here is patience . . what to do when something terrible happens, instead of going with your initial reaction (me).

Im a novice, so pardon my ignorance in this regard, but is there anyone out there that could build and install a replacement board for a fraction of buying a new board from the manufacturer?  If you could significantly cut the cost of replacement, while maintaining performance, that seems like a great option.  I don’t know how many people have access to those parts and the expertise to do the work.  Some members here seem pretty skilled.  

Good luck with whatever you decide to do.