HK870 left channel out - worth fixing?

[2channellover]

This amp rocked when I bought it...drove my B&W M804 far better than my A/V receiver rated at the same WPC.

I want to give it to my son, power my rears, or use it in a 2 channel system, but it'll cost roughly $200 to fix. Is this throwing good money after bad for such an old power amp?

Thanks.

[Glen B]

IMO its worth fixing but by a DIYer whose cost will be less. Its a nice old amp but $200 is a lot when you could add a few more dollars and buy something else on the used market like a Denon POA 1500 or Kenwood Basic M2/M2A (which at 220WPC is double the power of the HK), and sell the HK as a fixer-upper. At least you will get something for it.

[2channellover]

Thanks Glen,

So what I gather is the amp is worth fixing (i.e. will perform well when fixed) for the right price, and $200 is too much of a premium.

Don't know any local DIY types, so I'll look into selling it as a fixer-upper, and apply funds gained towards a new amp.