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Originally Posted by Table Of Tone  Agreed!
It's probably best to leave it be if it's working well.
Different electrolytic caps can change the sound and response of a piece of audio equipment.
They are the reservoirs from which the amplifiers draw their current!
Many electrolytic caps are not made the same or with the same materials as they were back in the day, so to speak.
On vintage equipment that has been stored/unused for many years, I remove them, bake them and put the working voltage through them for 3 days, before re-fitting them.
Works a treat
On vintage equipment that has been used to the point that the electrolytics are spent.
I replace them with the best quality versions I can find that are being made today. |
This guy knows his stuff...
My general experience has been that re-caping definitely changed the sound, which was really why I had it done. It usually opened up the top end, sounded tighter and more transient ("modern") at the expense of losing some warmth and smoothness...
So one has to be careful unless you can afford to put it back if not preferred I suppose
just a thought
If you really like it don't mess with it I guess.