Worthy_Wax
Active Member
Hello everyone,
I purchased this Optonica SA 5201 on Kijiji last year from a gentlemen's basement in Niagara Falls Canada. I immediately took it to my repair technician and had him give it the once over. He had bad news once his diagnostic was complete. Like I said, it was over a year ago, so I can't remember exactly what the issue was. However, it was something to do with the fact that an internal part was shot, and that sourcing the part would be more then the unit was worth. I immediately contacted the seller as it had been advertised as "in perfect working condition". He must have known there was an issue with it as he immediately refunded my money and told me to keep the piece anyway. It has sat ever since on a shelf in my basement. I never wanted to get rid of it as it's just such a nice looking unit. As time has gone on however, I have wondered if that should actually have been the end of my journey with this piece or, if I should have gotten a second opinion on it. My question is, is there any part that could really be that expensive to replace? And if so, would it really not be worth replacing said part if I got this receiver essentially for free? I have heard good things about the Optonica line and would LOVE to get this thing working.
I purchased this Optonica SA 5201 on Kijiji last year from a gentlemen's basement in Niagara Falls Canada. I immediately took it to my repair technician and had him give it the once over. He had bad news once his diagnostic was complete. Like I said, it was over a year ago, so I can't remember exactly what the issue was. However, it was something to do with the fact that an internal part was shot, and that sourcing the part would be more then the unit was worth. I immediately contacted the seller as it had been advertised as "in perfect working condition". He must have known there was an issue with it as he immediately refunded my money and told me to keep the piece anyway. It has sat ever since on a shelf in my basement. I never wanted to get rid of it as it's just such a nice looking unit. As time has gone on however, I have wondered if that should actually have been the end of my journey with this piece or, if I should have gotten a second opinion on it. My question is, is there any part that could really be that expensive to replace? And if so, would it really not be worth replacing said part if I got this receiver essentially for free? I have heard good things about the Optonica line and would LOVE to get this thing working.