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Would you mind telling me which integrated tube Amp you went with? Also, I have been out of the game for a long time now so is "Musical Designs/Concepts" a repair place for vintage stuff? Thanks!

First, let me thank EVERYONE who has replied via email or on here. It's all valuable information. One of the main drags about the 21st is the place I used to haunt that could fix it, Hillcrest Hi Fidelity, is long gone. I saw someone mention Audio Electronics in Dallas. I haven't heard of it unless you mean Audio Concepts. I wasn't aware they did their own repair work.

dougthebiker....I've never heard of Ft. Worth Audio. I assume they have a phone number or website so I'll look them up.

I am aware a lot has changed since 1993, thanks. A few of those things are my age ( 56 ) and subsequent hearing loss from attending over 250 live concerts. I seriously doubt I could hear the sparkly phrases like "deep soundstage" and other phrases that everyone OOOO's and Ahhhh's over with my current hearing.

Another thing that's changed over that time is budget. I could walk out and spend 5 grand on a new amp right now but that's a needless waste which I explained above.

So, let me rephrase the question. Is there a $500-$700 new amp that would fit in there that I can walk into a store and buy or ( thanks for the two examples above ) a local repair shop that I will lug it over to close to me? Hillcrest used to do this stuff with no problem but they are long gone. I'm thinking  of checking out the local places for repair costs or if people know a new, better amp I can buy immediately, give me some names and models. And thanks everyone for your help ;)

I'd like to thank everyone for their interest and help with this. With the help of another user I was able to locate a documented, refurbished and tested ST-202 for a very reasonable price. I'm planning on plugging that in place until I can locate some place local that can check out and fully repair my Sonata 202+ hopefully getting it back close to factory specs. And thanks to those who provided non-local repair shops as well.

You may wonder why I might be willing to spend $600 to refurb a nearly 30 year old amplifier. Some of you already know. You cannot find a modern $600 amp that can perform as well as this one. Pretty simple. Sure, if I was in the market for multiple new components, looking at a $2000 integrated amp might make sense. I appreciate the comments about needing to move into the 21st century. Thanks, I think we all got there whether we wanted to or not. And once my Sonata 202+ is repaired/restored, I have a fine amp to form the basis of a smaller system in a different room with the ST-202 I just bought.

Sometimes it just comes down to not overthinking things. I have an excellent temporary replacement until I can get mine fixed properly. Again, thanks everyone for your help and opinions. They were all valuable in their own way :)

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