You need recapping if you turn the unit on, there is a flash of flame and the room fills with smoke. I found it (enormous, heavy, Adcom receiver) in a thrift store for $30. For $80 in parts (power supply capacitors) and a bit of work it now sounds wonderful. It's built like a tank! I'm still hunting for bargains but will wear goggles and a mask when powering them up for the first time. Perhaps I can find one of those flame proof suits Nascar drivers wear. That $12 Yamaha tape deck didn''t blow up, but it didn't play tapes ether.
Old SS amps
What are people's experiences with old SS amps. And I'm talking old like close to 20 years. I guess this can be called vintage(though to me it's yesterday.)
Either you bought it new and have had it that long or you bought it used.
Is buying it used a really bad idea even though it was owned by one person with no service issues? Like an old Pass.
I hear something about capacitators needing to be replaced. Should it be avoided like the plague? Am very interested in one but don't want to be stuck with a cat in a sack.
Thanks for any thoughts.