Thank you all for your responses. Kalvin at ARC, in fact, told me that the D-52b could no longer be serviced by ARC. The large Mallory's are no longer available. In fact no current manufacturer makes the 60,000 uF in a size that fits --- probably why ARC stopped support. As far as the SP-6a, I found the following upgrade report, http://kevin.kevino.org/tubes/sp6.shtml, that suggests it can be improved considerably -- although it doesn't seem cheap. As for the D-52b, I may just give up on it.
Audio Research D-52B: any suggestions for caps?
My old Audio Research D-52B is now considered "End of Life" by the manufacturer. I need to replace some large power supply capacitors (60,000 uF 40V) that are no longer available. While I'm at it I may re-cap my Audio Research SP-6A. I'm not up to date on the state of capacitors and high end manufacturers. Can anyone offer suggestions for replacing old aluminum electrolytic capacitors (e.g. 2200 uF 100V, 200uf 450V, 300uF 300V). Not all are screw mounts. I am the original owner and have the schematics and parts lists for the D-52B and SP-6a/b. I also have MG III b's whose crossovers probably could use re-capping.
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