I can't figure it out either. This week I had the most bitchin' week ever. I know what it's like when you have problems with the best equipment. I was really cranking with the Yamaha receiver. All of the sudden, I was like "whoa." I blew both drivers in my really expensive speakers ($400 pair of Bose!) I am saving up my money to go to radio shack and get replacements. In the meantime, I found my grandfather's pair of Sears speakers. They are just not audiophile speakers though, and I am really disappointed.
What to do when a crucial piece is in the shop?
This year, for me, October has been the cruellest month. My front projector went out. My High Def VCR went out. My HT pre-pro went out. My HT power amp went out. They have been in the shop for varying periods of time.
On some items, I suffered through it. On others, I had a substitute on hand I could press into service. On still others, I bought an inexpensive, used temporary substitute off eBay. Secure in the knowledge I could turn around and sell it after the original returns.
So what do you do when the repairman cometh? Tough it out and get grouchier by the day? Press a subsitute into service? Use it as an excuse to upgrade?
On some items, I suffered through it. On others, I had a substitute on hand I could press into service. On still others, I bought an inexpensive, used temporary substitute off eBay. Secure in the knowledge I could turn around and sell it after the original returns.
So what do you do when the repairman cometh? Tough it out and get grouchier by the day? Press a subsitute into service? Use it as an excuse to upgrade?