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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
cgregory4
7 posts
 
Kill the damn cat. Buy another unit.
isochronism
2,893 posts
 
I thought everyone find's their way here from the Love of music. Music Lover's have a good heart. Obviously not this above guy! Please make your sixth post your last post. 😼
aewarren
587 posts
 
Did your cat tell you it was raining?
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mahgister
12,961 posts
 
You stole my word and i concur  isochronism....
northman
236 posts
 
I thought everyone find's their way here from the Love of music. Music Lover's have a good heart. 

If only. This may be the most dispiriting thread I've seen out here. You've got to be a miserable, lonely person to ridicule a fellow audiophile and troll/hate on his feline companion. There are some wonderful folks out here but this place needs a much stronger sense of community and some improved manners.  

Wharfy, I'm sorry about your amp. I had an old amp that I left on all the time, and my cat would sleep on it during the winter. The amp wasn't especially valuable and I just let her. If I were you, I'd practice my zen understanding and try to let it all go. I understand I'm on an audiophile forum but ... it's just an amp. Mixed into the nonsense here are some good recommendations. Perhaps you can enjoy the process of looking for a new amp! Good luck!
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