Home audio & video forum: Is old Sony STR-GX700ES receiver worth repairing?

I'm sure there is someone, somewhere that could fix this. My concern is who, and at what cost? Finding a good tech is not proving to be easy or convenient. Repairs through Sony can be very timely and cost prohibitive. If its going to cost a few hundred dollars, I'd just as soon buy something new. My purpose here is to possibly find some insight in to a cheap and easy solution, if possible.

After I saw this post and the photos I did a little more research and found that the part in question is no longer available so the decision was really made for me that I was going to fix this on my own. I opened things up on the receiver and found that on this particular speaker A-B switch I had exactly the cracking of the solder as in the photos. After spending about $20 for tools and supplies and watching a couple of brief videos on how to do this, I did it! Problem solved. Thank you.

You are still using it, hehe. Honestly, I don't think anyone of us can answer your question. I think anything, if not most, can be repair but I think the question is how much is it worth to you to get it repair.

Near where I live, there a a few TV/Radio independent repair shops, plus several that look more professional with all the name brand banners on the outside. Years ago I had a receiver repaired and the non-refundable deposit to analyze the problem was something like $60 or $80. If your problem is as easy as replacing the On/Off switch and re-soldering another connection, it shouldn't be too expensive.

I had the extact same problem with my A/B switch and easily repaired it. A guy who couldn't fix his GX700 just gave it to me so...
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<span>First I opened the unit and found that the A/B knob is on a small circuit board that is labelled part number 1-656-588-11. This should be a part that can be ordered from Sony, but...
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<span>I wanted to get my new stereo up and running right away I just did this:
<span>1. Remove the control board which connects to the main display board
<span>2. The 4 pins the connect the A/B board to the main display board are (from top to bottom) - IN, OFF, B, A
<span>3. Connect IN to A and B.

If you want more details reply and I can send you a photo and more info.
This fix just took a few minutes and now my new GX700ES works with all 4 speakers.
A and B are always on but who cares; now I don't even need to order the part - cost = ZERO.