So you’re saying it can be upgraded, but it can’t be repaired ? Not sure I follow.....
@winoguy17 Yeah, I know it seems strange on its surface. Apparently there is no replacement input board available and the old board is not repairable. So what they do is reuse the case (and maybe the transformer) and rip everything else out and rebuild the amp with all new, and much better, parts so it’s basically a new amp.
Incidentally, the impetus for this post was that there are a couple guys selling these amps on eBay, one of which is selling a DNA-1 Deluxe for — get this — $100 more than the amp cost new in 1995! Seriously??? I contacted the seller about his pricing and if he was aware he’s selling an amp that is going to fail in the near future and he basically replied — “So what?” That pissed me off so thought I’d post this info in the hope that at least people here who read this will not get victimized. I mean, can you imagine being the poor guy who maybe buys this amp for around $2600 (or even a lot less) and the thing fails in a year or so? I can’t, so I had to just do something to try to help. Anyway, Happy New Year to my fellow audiophiles here!