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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.

roxy1927

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emergingsoul
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How long will a amplifier last if it's stored away in a box? Is there a shelf?

emergingsoul
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@devinplombier 

Fascinating your knowledge on this.

So basically the older wine bottles I opened a few months ago, all bad and disturbing, are foreshadowing problems I may have connecting some pieces of equipment I haven't used for years. 

 

 

emergingsoul
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@devinplombier 

Any idea how long this is? so It’s a good idea to turn them on every once in a while.

Should probably get rid of the stuff in the boxes if I’m not gonna use it. 

It's nice to know solid amps just like us the way they self heal.  Self healing is underrated. Pretty incredible.

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