Video Asylum

Posted by mbnx01 (A) on June 16, 2012 at 14:37:26

In Reply to: RE: repair my Marantz receiver or buy something else? posted by jingrocecfp@hotmail.com on June 14, 2012 at 08:07:10

A thousand dollar six year old unit should not be trashed.

You should get ten, fifteen years from an amp, minimum.

I'd think seriously about getting it fixed.

OTOH.... if it costs you a hundred bucks to find out they want $400 to fix it, you're out a hundred bucks. Yeah, I'd probably spend the hundred bucks.

My AVR is about six years old and if it broke I'd get it fixed.

Oh, and this 'obsolete' stuff.... I run processing in my Oppo blu-ray player. It has analog outs direct into the receiver, so I'm not using it for Dolby Truehd, and all that stuff. That's all done in the newer, cheaper, completely up to date blu-ray player. Does your AVR have analog inputs for all five channels?

"Lock up when you're done and don't touch the piano."
-Dr. Greg House

Edits: 06/16/12