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Is age bad for solid state amps?

Hi everybody,
I am interested in get an Audio Research 100.2 amplifier.
As I know, the production of these amps was from 1998 to 2003.
I wonder if transistors, capacitors and other electronic parts have some deterioration with age.
Thanks.
cinequadom

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inna
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Well, my Nakamichi deck is 30 years old, I bought it 10 years ago and heard no difference until I had it cleaned and aligned. Electronics seems to be just fine. Also, I bought Audiolab integrated new 12 years ago and again - no difference.
So it depends, I guess.
inna
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I remember I read an interview with Jeff Rowland somewhere. He promised that he would fix every amplifier he'd ever made, for as long as he was alive. Maybe ARC will too.
It is their problem to find proper transistors and other stuff not ours.
True, well-made and maintained tube amps can probably last for longer than hundred years, no one knows yet.
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