I just recapped an old Krell 400xi integrated amp for a friend. I replaced almost every single electrolytic cap for him. This included about 20 surface mounts and perhaps another 50 caps including the larger power supply filtering caps. I used common parts and the amp sounded much better after the work. Ralph at Atmasphere is spot on regarding the life of these capacitors and the sound improvement that can be realized.
I think many of us forget, not Ralph, how long it takes to just disassemble the amp to get at the underside of the boards etc... With this Krell it was not easy or fast. Just disassembly and desoldering/cleaning took 3-4 hours. Some units are ridiculously hard to work on due to the time and hassle of disassembly and re-assembly. Goodness many companies make it so hard.
In addition, it takes time to properly desolder all the old parts plus clean the boards for the replacement parts. This can be more time consuming when space is tight and you do a clean and professional job.
Replacing electrolytic caps can be an hour job with an amp that is simple to disassemble with just a handful of large caps being attended to. However, with other amps this can take many hours....up to 6-8.
Not sure about this amp as I never worked on one, but just giving some realities for us to consider.
I think many of us forget, not Ralph, how long it takes to just disassemble the amp to get at the underside of the boards etc... With this Krell it was not easy or fast. Just disassembly and desoldering/cleaning took 3-4 hours. Some units are ridiculously hard to work on due to the time and hassle of disassembly and re-assembly. Goodness many companies make it so hard.
In addition, it takes time to properly desolder all the old parts plus clean the boards for the replacement parts. This can be more time consuming when space is tight and you do a clean and professional job.
Replacing electrolytic caps can be an hour job with an amp that is simple to disassemble with just a handful of large caps being attended to. However, with other amps this can take many hours....up to 6-8.
Not sure about this amp as I never worked on one, but just giving some realities for us to consider.