Lifespan of amps and preamps?


Hello.  I have been listening to the same NAD 1240, Adcom GFA 535, and B&W dm 620s since I was 20 in 1990 (it was a big deal to buy all that as a 20 year old kid...).  Other than doing a thorough cleaning on the adcom a few years back when it stopped working, I have literally done nothing to these components. 

Are they totally dated, meaning past their intended lifespan from an internal component perspective?  I have to say it all still sounds really good to me.  But I never really listen to other systems.
Thank you for any input!
Scott.
cruxarche

Showing 1 response by georgeab

Nice system and if you are happy then good on you. You also know that the equipment was cared for. If the capacitors are not swollen, or leaking you should be fine.

There is some good input concerning a good DAC and streaming. Consider looking in better source quality and music selection, first. Pardon, if I assumed you haven’t already as you didn’t mention your source material. Qobuz is a streaming service that provides a large selection of hi-rez music. A quality streamer such as a dedicated NUC computer running Roon (software musical interface) as it functions as a utility is economical, fairly east to set-up and works well IMO.  Happy listening.