Anyone know how to fix amps?

I have a JBL 1200.1 that has been sitting around for years. It smokes if you turn it on and no sound comes out. I don't really even see these for sale anymore and I know they were pretty good amps. I figure I should just get it fixed because I could use for my Titan. A shop wants $200 to fix. Sound reasonable?

Or is there a way to determine what is wrong myself? I don't recall seeing any burned pieces but if I knew what to test and how to test the parts I would just fix it myself because I know how to solder.

I wouldn't mess with it if you aren't familiar with electronics. $200 sounds a little high, but if they are confident they can fix it...sometimes its your only route. Besides for $200 you aren't going to get an amp of that caliber.

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Originally Posted by RedGalant2k1

I wouldn't mess with it if you aren't familiar with electronics. $200 sounds a little high, but if they are confident they can fix it...sometimes its your only route. Besides for $200 you aren't going to get an amp of that caliber.

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This place is not very reliable. My parents took a tv to this place a long time ago and it took over two years to get it back. I might just have to drive to Madison to get it fixed. How much would you say is an acceptable price?

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Originally Posted by Proud Galant Driver

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Originally Posted by RedGalant2k1

I wouldn't mess with it if you aren't familiar with electronics. $200 sounds a little high, but if they are confident they can fix it...sometimes its your only route. Besides for $200 you aren't going to get an amp of that caliber.

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This place is not very reliable. My parents took a tv to this place a long time ago and it took over two years to get it back. I might just have to drive to Madison to get it fixed. How much would you say is an acceptable price?

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Well it mainly depends on the depth of repair the amp needs so to guess is difficult, but I would suspect $150 shouldn't be too much.