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I have an older Jolida 502 integrated that had some upgrades. I replaced it with another amplifier. Just wondering how many people keep a spare around for just in case. This summer, the new amp needed some work and I was happy to have the spare, but my wife would like to get rid of the extra stuff. I figure the amp is not worth too much (? $400) so would you keep a spare, or put it out there for someone else?

It is heavy, so shipping might be a significant factor in terms of what I could get for it.

Maybe just give it a whirl on the local Craigslist?

crwindy

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mapman
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Keep it as a spare if you think it will be useful someday in that role for you and you have no better spare already.

I like to listen regularly.  Having a spare keep the music playing when something breaks until it can be replaced.  

Spares are also useful for testing when something is not working properly.   If you suspect an amp problem for example, substitute the spare and see if the problem goes away or not.    Without spare gear to regression test with , correctly isolating a problem when it occurs to a specific component may be near impossible.
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