If it's broke and you can buy a used working one to replace it for less than the repair costs...... buy the used one and just get rid of the broken on at a recycling center.

This is the case for so much of our electronics these days. They are built to be disposable. Cell phones, TV's, music players, all cheaper to by a new one than to fix the old in many cases.

The only time I would consider a repair would be if the gear was really top quality stuff, vintage, and in really good condition aside from what caused it to not work. Old vintage tube amps come to mind.

You said you had a guy who could fix it but you had to drive and spend gas money and time.... doesn't UPS & FEDEX deliver there too?

Bench costs are going up and a good tech is hard to find and they know it and charge accordingly. You either pay the cost or pick up a used one on E-Bay. The downside to E-Bay is you do not know the history of that piece of gear. Spending a bit more to fix your old one might actually make more sense because you know that gear;s history and how it has been taken cared for over the years.

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