I use Carvin SS amps for performing and recording.
They are great amps:
However IF you can't figure it out yourself almost no one fixes Carvin amps. Carvin has an exchange program. Currently the SX200 exchange is 200.
The Carvin SX200 blem on sale at Ebay from Carvin themselves for 269 might be a better deal as it comes with a Warranty.
If you are confident of your skills I'd go for it though.
Another thing is Carvin has been through several speaker suppliers. If it is an older 200SX with the speakers that were made by eminince it's worth the 100 bucks for the two speakers.
I use NEWER sx200s to perform....but I have sets of those old emminence made speakers that I use in them. They simply sound much nicer. I find the newer GT12 Carvin speakers have a woody hollow sound to them.
They are great amps:
However IF you can't figure it out yourself almost no one fixes Carvin amps. Carvin has an exchange program. Currently the SX200 exchange is 200.
The Carvin SX200 blem on sale at Ebay from Carvin themselves for 269 might be a better deal as it comes with a Warranty.
If you are confident of your skills I'd go for it though.
Another thing is Carvin has been through several speaker suppliers. If it is an older 200SX with the speakers that were made by eminince it's worth the 100 bucks for the two speakers.
I use NEWER sx200s to perform....but I have sets of those old emminence made speakers that I use in them. They simply sound much nicer. I find the newer GT12 Carvin speakers have a woody hollow sound to them.