???Pre Amp Service???
Howdy..I have a 20+ y/o,Class A Pre Amp that has been sitting in a box for almost 3 years now..I bought it as a matched pair with power amplifier just to use the amp,so never even powered it up to check it out..Last night I unboxed & set it up to check it out for possible listing to sell..Everything works fine & it sounds simply beautiful..
My question is,are there components that wear out with age like the capacitors of a power amp that it would be a good idea to replace before selling to insure proper function in the future?
Thanks much,take care...
@freediver If the preamp is over 20 years and its been sitting for 3 unused, I would have it checked out. Solid state equipment survives this a bit better than tubes due to the fact that electrolytic capacitors don't like heat (so they don't last as long in tube equipment) but once you get to 30 years the filter capacitors in solid state gear is certainly suspect. The fact that it seemed to sound OK is a good sign. |
