Rebuild or New?


I’ve been thinking it’s time for a new amp. I have a Carver 200t Magnetic I bought new in 1987. I’ve run the hell out of it. No joke, there has got to be thousands of hours on this thing. It’s never failed me at all. I wonder though, after years of use, could degradation with the electronic parts have slowly, imperceptibly, colored the sound?

A friend told me two things are the enemy of electronics, vibration and heat. So, I have to wonder.

Am not sure but can these things be rebuilt with newer components? Or, should I just get a new amp?
barroter

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Caps, especially powersupply electrolytics age....poorly.
Look up 'roland' who is an acknowledged Carver guru. His e-mail address is in my other confuser, long gone. There are some proprietary parts which may be tough to find as well.
Are you in the mood to upgrade to an M400t? I've got one sitting in the garage and I don't suppose I'll ever get around to shipping it off and coming up with an application once fixed. I used it from new, also mid/late 80s, and just retired it in '07.