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My #@%$ Cat Destroyed My ARC REF 5SE. Soliciting Suggestions.

(Public service announcement-keep your pets away from your audio equipment)

I love my cat. But not as much as I once did :-)
The short story is cat pee corroded the main board to my ARC REF 5SE. 

Homeowners insurance doesn't cover repair or replacement because owning a pet means you assume liability/responsibility. Ironically, or strangely enough, If my neighbor's cat or dog did this, I could collect.

My options-
Repair it. Fixing it will cost 7K. The main board alone is 6K.
Buy a pre-owned replacement at close to similar price. And if I go pre-owned, what's the market on a REF 5SE with a destroyed main board.
Go in a different direction.

What would you do?

TIA,
David
128x128wharfy
technick
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@arcticdeth Cats won’t protect you? When my brother was probably about 4 or 5, a neighbor’s dog ran into our yard and went to attack him. My cat at the time came outta nowhere and went after that dog with a vengeance like it was her job, luckily keeping my brother from a dog bite/attack/whatever. That cat was a warrior.

@wharfy I’m so sorry to hear about your 5SE and wish you the best of luck in whatever you decide to do.
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unison77
50 posts
 
I have lots of equipment but I've never had any pets, because I am very strict and cruel...
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barts
687 posts
 
My two cents is if you really love the piece (I love my ARC stuff) put it in a closet and get something else, whatever brand, to replace it.  Then continue to look for a 5SE that is possibly an estate sale or preferably cosmetically damaged and swap the boards. If you find you have stopped looking, well then you bought the new one wisely.  Attempt to sell the peed version with full disclosure. Probably end up in Asia somewhere.
isochronism
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