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'Tune up' on reference gear
Perhaps an odd question. I am curious if there is a particular time that a component would need to be taken to a repair facility for 'adjustments'-such as bias or whatever else. The manual's make no reference to this so that is why I am wondering.
My old Sansui G-8000 receiver from 1979-80 needs periodic adjustments for cleaning, bias adjustment and so forth. Are newer pieces less likely to fail? I am not having any problems at all but I believe in maintaning my vehicles on a regular basis and would like to do the same for my stereo gear. Thoughts on this? |
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I own Naim gear, and Naim Audio recommends sending it in for service and recap every 10 years. I will probably do a recap service on my amp in a couple years. My preamp was checked out before I bought it used.
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—Dean Last edited by Josquin des Prez; 10-04-2012 at 09:03 AM. |
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Not that I'm aware of for Manley or Rega. I do check bias on the Snapper(s) once a month though.
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Your Ref Gear is essentially maintenance free, bias is automatic, the volume control is electronic and should not become noisy or require cleaning.
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System: ML:5206,5302 Serafino's Nordost Lumin U1 RM15 |
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What if you reached a point where the caps needed to be replaced? Where would you take the reference gear?
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They may need (or may not) replacement in 10 or 15yrs, by then I may move on to something else. Being a tech I could do it or send it back to Marantz.
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System: ML:5206,5302 Serafino's Nordost Lumin U1 RM15 |
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