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In Reply to: How well do amps age? posted by husafreak on February 6, 2016 at 16:43:45:
Solid-state amps don't "age" like tube amps. As with all electronics, though, the greatest enemy is heat. As long as the internals get adequate ventilation, it's likely that cleaning pots and jacks is all you'll have to do on a solid-state unit.
If there's failure, though, it will be unmistakable. You won't have to guess.
I have a 44yo Lafayette amp I got when I was a kid. I've had to do 2 maintenance chores on that amp since 1972: replace a fuse and clean the pots. That's it.
I laugh when I hear latter-day tube fans ask, "Gee, why did the audio world switch to solid-state tech?" Why do we have quartz and LCD watches now instead of the wind-up ones that have to be periodically fixed at the jeweler's?
[Anticipated response from some Inmate: "Well, I've got a wind-up watch from the Wars of the Roses that keeps time better than any atomic clock! Because I say so and, anyway, you have to look beyond the measurements! You are SO BURNED, man!"]
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