A 416 dilemma. What to do?

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Brad,

I find your conclusion ( in red ) somewhat callous .

Perhaps it is, but having plenty of experience throwing good money after bad, I consider it practical advice.

My interpretation of all your posts here ( within this thread ) is that Pano ( or anyone in his position ) has sole ownership of the dilemma that he now finds himself in .

- ie; You seemingly imply that, "even talking about it here threatens the greater good ( such as the possible retirement of the $ 15.00 fee ) / & therefore he ( & the rest of us campaigning for a change to GPAs' process ) should clam up ".

You read me pretty well Earl, only it's not the mere "talking about it" that I feel harms the greater good, it's the focused attack on GPA as the mia culpa, and the complete avoidance/dismissal of discussion of other possible causes that neither they nor Pano could have (practically/economically) forseen.

I disagree ( if that is indeed your position ) , my perspective is that everyone here has some culpability when they simply parrot the message that these "old Altec drivers are all fixable over at GPA" . Clearly that message isn't correct and Pano has been misled by it .

Now here is where I agree totally! You can search my posts till you're blue in the face, but you won't find a quote from me even remotely like that. I cringe when I read that oft-used phrase. Often it's made by some exhuberant recent customer that's thrilled to death with their restored Altecs, then parroted over and over again. However, people that make their financial decisions based on what they read in a web forum are in for some costly surprises.

Fortunately though, when they get to GPA, they do get practical advice. I know of several cases where Bill cost himself a sale by offering cheaper alternatives. Take Airboss' example just today.