Hi all,
I am in a process of rebuilding some old gear, namely a TAG Mclaren processor with new capacitors as the current ones are reaching the 15y old mark. This is done for quite a lot of folks and apparently is sufficient to fix some error codes / glitches that the processor exhibits in a device of this age.
Meanwhile, i was wondering if it would be sensible to "recap" the AKSA power amps after 2 decades of good old service too ? My eldest amps from Hugh are the AKSA 100N, dont remember the exact date but probably getting to 20 years now.....that is a lot ....wow...time flies.
Does it make sense to touch it, if no problem seem to be happening ?
Is there a % reduction in say power supply reservoir capacity with a 20 year old psu ? TAG fans seem to refer that a 10 year old amp, probably is at 70% capacity and this can be noticed in "midrange and bass". Does this make any sense ?
I honestly cant say if anything sounds different from 20y ago...as my memory is not THAT good.
Food for thought and discussion
SAF
I am in a process of rebuilding some old gear, namely a TAG Mclaren processor with new capacitors as the current ones are reaching the 15y old mark. This is done for quite a lot of folks and apparently is sufficient to fix some error codes / glitches that the processor exhibits in a device of this age.
Meanwhile, i was wondering if it would be sensible to "recap" the AKSA power amps after 2 decades of good old service too ? My eldest amps from Hugh are the AKSA 100N, dont remember the exact date but probably getting to 20 years now.....that is a lot ....wow...time flies.
Does it make sense to touch it, if no problem seem to be happening ?
Is there a % reduction in say power supply reservoir capacity with a 20 year old psu ? TAG fans seem to refer that a 10 year old amp, probably is at 70% capacity and this can be noticed in "midrange and bass". Does this make any sense ?
I honestly cant say if anything sounds different from 20y ago...as my memory is not THAT good.
Food for thought and discussion
SAF