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What was you most expensive accidental damage?

I have read many claims by members that they accidently damaged their multi-thousand dollar cartridge styli by improper handling. I have blown out a few low power handling speakers with high powered amps. Several members claim that their cats have clawed the speaker cones to shreds. Have you experianced any 1) blown amplifier output transistors by accidently shorting the speaker wires. 2) Extra loud turn on thumps blowing out speakers 3)Putting the wrong tube in tube socket destroying the tube 4) leaving tube equipment so longthat the capacitors melt. 5)Electrical fires from AC shorts?
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Mint:

Fried a Harman Kardon 3380 receiver ($250) by shorting the speakers wires (#1). While they were here, Sylvester (the cat) clawed out a pair of EPI 100's ($150 - 1979 money) and Vino (the cat) clawed out a pair of KEF Q55's ($600), as well as the motherboard of a PC. With that said, for the longest times my speakers were inside of cabinets and at least 5 feet off the ground. The new guys, Ruby (the cat) and Archie (the cat) tend to leave my stuff alone.

Regards, Rich
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