my equipment never gets "old". but you ought to see the pictures of them i have in the attic!. Don't laugh, i think its nice to grow old with your favorite equipment - its a nice comfortable relationship, just like the one you would like to have with your partner.
Does equipment get old?
I ask this question not in the metaphysical sense (that we get tired of it) or in the sense of equipment becoming technologically obsolete. Instead, I ask whether amplifiers and preamps (SS or tube but my particular case is tube) get so "old" that they no longer work the way they were meant to. This may sound silly (the other side of "breaking in" cables?) but can the physical implementation of circuits (solder joints, internal wire insulation, capacitors, etc - but not counting the fact that tubes ear out) get "too old"?
My gut says I'm fine (thinking about purchasing a 15yr old tube preamp) but I thought I'd check. Thanks, Travis
My gut says I'm fine (thinking about purchasing a 15yr old tube preamp) but I thought I'd check. Thanks, Travis