At sometime we all become orphans. Give it up, after all ten years of service, that is not bad. Move on. Sell it on eBay for parts. Your future should be a pre-pro plus amps. It is the old theory of risk, being diversify. One of the benefits of pre-pro is that you can custom tailor the power to each speaker, something that is not possible with an all in one.
STR-DA9000ES quandry
Howdy!
I have a Sony STR-DA9000ES receiver that I purchased in 2004 and a few weeks ago, it began shutting down after a few minutes with "Protector error 11". I disconnected it and it still did it. I called Sony and they recommended a complete factory reset. I did that, and it no longer reports this error when disconnected, but does report it after playing at volume for a few minutes.
I sent it to the Laredo service center for a similar problem back in 2008; they replaced a few parts and it's been fine since then. It drives a pair of B&W Nautilus 801s. I originally bought the STR-DA9000ES intending to slowly build a surround system, but that's part of a remodel that we still haven't started. The 801s sound wonderful -- the Sony amps produce a rock-solid center image under the 70" TV, so I was even able to avoid adding the center speaker.
Last year, I bought a Marantz 8801 prepro and that's now doing decoding and preamplification duties, so for a year, I was using the Sony only as a 2 channel amp. After it started shutting down, I took a Nakamichi PA-7 out of a storage closet and am using that between the Marantz and the 801s until I figure out how to proceed.
So, my quandry:
1) should I have the Sony repaired and continue using it, even though I'm only using two out of the seven channels? I did bi-wire since the Sony has two outputs for the mains.
2) Since I don't have a surround system and won't for at least another 2-3 years, should I have it repaired and then sell it? I see on the Audiogon Bluebook that it's going for about $1,000 -- presumably as a 7-channel S-master digital amp, since it only has DVI digital inputs.
3) Should I try to sell it as-is in the current state? They've been sold on Ebay for $250 in this state and there's currently one listed for $400.
When I called Sony ES support, I was told that Sony closed their Laredo service center a few years back and service is now handled through something called United Radio Service in East Syracuse, NY. Has anyone used them? Given that the STR-DA9000ES is more of a computer than anything else, I'm worried that a non-manufacturer shop might be able to simply replace boards rather than trouble-shoot the problem like Sony did in 2008. And being more than 10 years old, parts are likely not available so I'd be out round-trip shipping of this 50lb beast.
Any advice would be most welcome.
I have a Sony STR-DA9000ES receiver that I purchased in 2004 and a few weeks ago, it began shutting down after a few minutes with "Protector error 11". I disconnected it and it still did it. I called Sony and they recommended a complete factory reset. I did that, and it no longer reports this error when disconnected, but does report it after playing at volume for a few minutes.
I sent it to the Laredo service center for a similar problem back in 2008; they replaced a few parts and it's been fine since then. It drives a pair of B&W Nautilus 801s. I originally bought the STR-DA9000ES intending to slowly build a surround system, but that's part of a remodel that we still haven't started. The 801s sound wonderful -- the Sony amps produce a rock-solid center image under the 70" TV, so I was even able to avoid adding the center speaker.
Last year, I bought a Marantz 8801 prepro and that's now doing decoding and preamplification duties, so for a year, I was using the Sony only as a 2 channel amp. After it started shutting down, I took a Nakamichi PA-7 out of a storage closet and am using that between the Marantz and the 801s until I figure out how to proceed.
So, my quandry:
1) should I have the Sony repaired and continue using it, even though I'm only using two out of the seven channels? I did bi-wire since the Sony has two outputs for the mains.
2) Since I don't have a surround system and won't for at least another 2-3 years, should I have it repaired and then sell it? I see on the Audiogon Bluebook that it's going for about $1,000 -- presumably as a 7-channel S-master digital amp, since it only has DVI digital inputs.
3) Should I try to sell it as-is in the current state? They've been sold on Ebay for $250 in this state and there's currently one listed for $400.
When I called Sony ES support, I was told that Sony closed their Laredo service center a few years back and service is now handled through something called United Radio Service in East Syracuse, NY. Has anyone used them? Given that the STR-DA9000ES is more of a computer than anything else, I'm worried that a non-manufacturer shop might be able to simply replace boards rather than trouble-shoot the problem like Sony did in 2008. And being more than 10 years old, parts are likely not available so I'd be out round-trip shipping of this 50lb beast.
Any advice would be most welcome.