I've posted before about my hudson and it's sound issues. I finally got the time to dig into the tender for a visual inspection. I'm the original owner, I bought this new, sealed in the box. This is the first time it's ever been apart and I found this (see photos), a cracked IC socket. Heat sinks are on the other side of the board, so I'm thinking it wasn't excessive heat, perhaps this happened during manufacturing and I've been lucky all these years?
I'm guessing there is no fix and I need to purchase a new LCRU so I would like confirmation from the experts along with suggestions on where to buy one - thanks.