Re-capping A 15 Year Old Solid State Amp

Ebm - In your statement "I won't buy a 15 year old amp as its history!!" all I can say is you must be buying throw-away junk!!. I have owned many Solid State and Tube amps much older than that from reputable companies (ARC, Conrad-Johnson, McCormack, Bryston, etc.) who use high grade components and there is no problem.

Sorry jump on a 15 year old amp ASAP!!!!!!

I am not implying that one should purposely buy an amp 15 years old or older, but I am saying that I don't think they should be afraid to either, if it is made of quality components. There is no reason to be afraid of an amp that was not manufactured on or after the year 2000 because it is now 15 years old. That is all I am saying and I apologize if it was misinterpreted.

These Krell FPB series amps ran class A, very HOT. This is one reason I never went Krell. These amps burn up overtime. Having said that, they would be a incredible bargain in todays hi cost, hi-end audio world we have today. So, I say FIX'em if you can. Regards,

Matt M

Having the original service manual and the spec on the parts would be the only way this would work. Otherwise, you are at risk for a bad outcome.