For me it depends on what you want to do with the Accuphase E202. If you want to sell it after the repair you won't make much profit. I checked some prices of the E202's that have sold recently and the range was $450 to $721 before shipping. The $535 to $595 price tag of the mod plus round trip shipping it will take the price paid to over $600.
Now if you were keeping it that could be a different story. I was gifted an near mint condition E-202 that I had reviewed by a tech and the repair costs weren't much. The E202 sounded great with a pair of Ohm Walsh 2 speakers or KEF Q300 speakers I had at the time. The other thing I like about it is you can use it as an amp or integrated at the flick of a switch. A feature I haven't seen often in integrated. I don't remember the performance of the phono preamp though. For the cost of the modification IMO it would be hard to find an equivalent of the E202.
I'm definitely keeping my Accuphase E202 if I can help it. I know if I was forced to sell my gear I can sill have a solid foundation for a shoestring budget system.
Now if you were keeping it that could be a different story. I was gifted an near mint condition E-202 that I had reviewed by a tech and the repair costs weren't much. The E202 sounded great with a pair of Ohm Walsh 2 speakers or KEF Q300 speakers I had at the time. The other thing I like about it is you can use it as an amp or integrated at the flick of a switch. A feature I haven't seen often in integrated. I don't remember the performance of the phono preamp though. For the cost of the modification IMO it would be hard to find an equivalent of the E202.
I'm definitely keeping my Accuphase E202 if I can help it. I know if I was forced to sell my gear I can sill have a solid foundation for a shoestring budget system.