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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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durkn
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I’ve seen a stuffed cat in person at a taxidermist. Looked like it was about to get attacked by a dog.

We had a cat & it pissed on our speakers & sofa.
Last cat we ever had.
We have two dogs & they never pee on speakers or equipment.

Sacrifice a power cord & a cat toy, get it stuffed, and enjoy it forever...
No more worries about equipment or furniture.
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