what to do with a stereo that needs repair


Hey All, long time lurker. I'm looking for suggestions on what to do with an Ayon Spirit II that needs to be repaired. The left channel no longer works. I brought it into a local tech who is not sanctioned by Ayon and he wont touch it. I called the official repair shop and the tech there was awesome, but he has a backlog and wont be available to sort out the issue for 5-6 months. I decided to buy another amp and move on from Ayon. Any suggestions on what to do with this 80lb door stop? I dont want to stick another person with the problem but at the same time if the person has the patience they might be rewarded with a nice sounding amp. What do you think would be fair? Should I just pitch it and be done?

bosendev

Since you already have a replacement amp I’d get the Ayon repaired as you’ll obviously get much more selling a working amp.  Of course that all depends on how much the repair costs, if it’s under warranty, shipping costs, etc.

What country and part of the country are you in? Someone may have a suggestion for a tech.

I would send it in for repair. Then sell it when you get it back… or if you like the sound better than your new amp keep it and sell the other.

I know a guy who can fix it.  Its $$ to ship and I bet you spend about $2K to get work done.  What do you want for it?