Ikabob;667838 Wrote: > > > > SuperQ, I just noticed your reply. Thank you. The SAE amp is the Mark > IVC and is about 35 years old (of course I bought it when I was 4 ;-) > ). It is only on when I am listening to music. > It seems to be just as good as new IMHO and the sound quality seems to > my extremely good with my Heil speakers. I dont notice any degradation > but i imagine there must be some. I am not an audiophile expert by any > means. I am hesitant to have anyone do any work on my components > because I am so satisfied/impressed with to sound. My philosophy is > always if it aint broke don't fix it. I am comfortable with adding > another component such as a DAC though. It would be reversible if I > became dissatisfied in some way.
Not being on very often is probably worst than being on when it comes to aging caps. They dry out and if they burst you could have some real damage on your hand. A little preventive maintenance in this case is a good thing. .02 -- Jeff Flowerday ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jeff Flowerday's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15883 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91401 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
