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My amp is toast

Earlier today while lisening to my system my ML333 went up in smoke. While it is probably repairable but at what price point. It had just been recapped when I bought it and still in the warentee period but that was several years ago. Needless to say I am now considering replacing it. I had looked at Pass Labs prior but could not come up with a reasonable argument for upgrading then. I am considering Pass X-260.8 pair monoblock at the upper limit of my budget or  X-250.8

I run a ARC LS27, PS DirectStream & PS Memory Player, a Magnum Dynalab  MD 809T Internet Radio Tuner and a CR-7a tapedeck with Shahinian Hawks.

I like the mix from tube feeding ss and I am pretty happy with the remaining components and see little reason to do any additional upgrading. Suggestion, comments welcome, possible other avenues worth considerine....
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stevecham
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Check out PS Audio M700 monoblocks; 30 day in home trial. They arrive Tuesday here and I can't wait to hear them.
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stevea11757 OP
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Please let me know your impressions, what are they replacing?
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I think you would be making a mistake before you at least have a local repair shop take a look. for the cost of an hour service it would be nice to know if its really toast or just a simple fix. Smoke can come out for the tiniest resistor failing and may cost $2 plus labour. Also you will know whats wrong and weather its worth fixing at all. Its defiantly worth having it looked at even if you sell it in the future. If you don't know were to take it in your area ask in the forms here maybe someone can point you in the right direction. Google in your area too,  And really any competent tech can find most faults in any gear you don't have to sent it to the manufacturer or some specialty shop halve way across the country, I mean its electronics not rocket science.

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I am sorry if I gave the impression that I was going to abandone all hope for the amp. I have a guy near by that I will bring it to (once I get a helping hand to bring it down from the upstairs location). I will at least get it looked at and depending on the damage ($$) I can get it repaired but even then I would probably put it in the second system and move that amp to my office system and sell of my Bendini 100/100. For the time being I will be moving the ML 23.5 to my main system and the Bendini to my second system and an old Perreaux 3150 to the office.
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