How well do amps age?

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I have a Krell KST 100W amp and KST Pre amp with internal phono stage, all solid state. They date back to 1992. I really wonder how well these guys age. That's 24 years. I notice little things like the channel balance being a bit off but that is also source dependent. Scratchy pots. The left channel cannot be shut off completely, so even with the volume at zero I can still hear music through the left (but not the right) channel. And I have read the capacitors especially can lose their spec qualities over time. What I can't do is go back in time and compare them to a brand new amp. It would be simple enough to simply compare them to new amps on the market but we all know where that might lead!
Along those lines my DAC is also the same vintage, a Theta DS Pro Prime II. I imagine that in addition to component aging the technology of DAC's has improved over the years.
If I decide to shop (listen) around I am most interested in modern integrated solid state amps like the Hegel and Quad with high power outputs and built in DAC's which can also play high res downloads. This is something I have no experience with.
Speakers are Harbeth SHL5+ sources a VPI TT and Musical Fidelity transport. And maybe my Mac Air.

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Topic - How well do amps age? - husafreak 16:43:45 02/06/16 (13)

RE: How well do amps age? - pictureguy 10:33:37 02/09/16 (0)

RE: How well do amps age? - fantja 08:14:47 02/08/16 (0)

RE: How well do amps age? - digepix 05:39:40 02/08/16 (0)

RE: How well do amps age? - krankkall 11:18:40 02/07/16 (2)

RE: How well do amps age? - bare 11:32:09 02/07/16 (1)

RE: How well do amps age? - Bill Way 15:14:38 02/07/16 (0)

RE: How well do amps age? - Poinzy 11:08:43 02/07/16 (0)

RE: How well do amps age? - digepix 10:16:22 02/07/16 (0)

RE: How well do amps age? - husafreak 08:46:05 02/07/16 (0)

RE: How well do amps age? - Caucasian Blackplate 21:58:37 02/06/16 (2)

RE: How well do amps age? - Cougar 07:32:09 02/07/16 (1)

RE: How well do amps age? - pictureguy 13:34:38 02/13/16 (0)

Depends on how much you use them and... - Cougar 20:14:16 02/06/16 (0)

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