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In Reply to: RE: How well do amps age? posted by bare on February 7, 2016 at 11:32:09:
If they are designed conservatively and don't have heat issues, they can last indefinitely. Many studios have mic preamps, consoles, and amplifiers from the 1970s that are still making great recordings.
Forty-year-old Neve mic preamps stand up to anything new. Electronics in the great Studer tape decks have not been bettered and, providing the electrolytics are replaced every 25 years or so, sound just like new. The great Mac and Marantz tube amps can sound great for decades to come.
Tube gear should last forever, providing the trannys aren't damaged from misuse, and the 'lytics are updated. S/S gear can be a problem when transistors fail, as there are some transistors which are no longer made and for which there are no substitutes. It's pretty rare though - you can *almost* always find substitutes.
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- RE: How well do amps age? - Bill Way 15:14:38 02/07/16 (0)