At the end of last summer my amp died. Of all the stereo shops in town, they all use the one repairman in town for this stuff. I guess there's not as much of a demand for aftermarket stereo as there used to.
Had it repaired over this past winter and worked fine til a few months ago when it died again. Brought it back to the same guy for a 2nd repair. That lasted maybe a month til it died again.
Brought it back for a 3rd repair and it only lasted a week :/ I said forget it, I've already invested in repairs about half what a new one would be. So, that's what I did!
Stayed with JBL, got another 5-channel - the Club-4505. It's about 3/4 the size of my old one, half the weight, 1/3 of the price of my old one (when it retailed as new) and nearly twice the power! This thing is loud!