Open your wallet and get something new and better. It won't hurt too much.
21 year old AV receiver - waiting for the end?
Since 2002 my Rotel RSX-1055 has been on almost every single day. It has never failed in well over 20,000 hours of running - maybe 30,000. My $1200 investment has worked out well (However, had I put this in Apple stock, it would be about 150k). I know that capacitors can dry out over time, so I looked into some preventive maintenance. Rotel’s answer was it’s not supported, they don’t have parts, and a local shop who does a lot of work on old amps, mostly tube stuff, says they don’t work on AV receivers. I doubt I can find anyone to do this. So my question is, what will the end look like? Is it likely to fade out one day? Will there be a faint sizzle sound, or smell of electronics frying? Or will I wake up one morning to find it has passed quietly in the night? How long could this thing last? I don’t want to give up on it.
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Not sure what you mean by "Techs", because I have slightly different opinion -- an opinion of a tech. I own Sunfire SRA amplifier that was built around that era and started HUMMING pretty LOUD... Guess What? Few caps and transistor had been identified in the driving stage while the output stage and large filter caps were perfectly fine. Now the transistor isn't the one that was original -- found NTE replacement and BOOM -- back in business no sound quality compromise. Many techs can ID problems without having any circuit diagram by tracing hum with either oscilloscope or headphones. All parts are being re-marked and often manufactured with different names and markings as equivalents to the prior parts. After techs had identified the problem(if any) they will try to find OG part and if not, they will find an equivalent part. To the best of my knowledge, your unit built in 2002 is repairable and serviceable. @roxy54 ...Had been lately disappointed with pretty much ANYTHING new today so newer-better thing may hurt financially and functionally. |
no QUALITY pro techs anywhere near me in Toronto within a three hour driving time radius will service AVRs that are not still under “useful” warranty, …for the two reasons I highlighted . They are quite clear, and unambiguous…. “No Thanks” .and concise upfront. SOURCE : (1) CANUCKAUDIOMART posts coast to coast repeatedly highlight and emphasize this, and it’s also bolstered my personal direct experiences. It’s a frequent recurring CAM query popping up at least monthly, for someone desperately pleading for an AVR repair fix . (2) That sentiment is also been personally confirmed with the major bricks and mortar dealers that I’ve personally contacted (the majority) . Similarly, dealers won’t take in ANY AVR on a dealer trade-in that is out of warranty either . I had a discrete HT system $6000 7.1 AVR that was within 6 months of its warranty expiry date, that all dealers would not take in on a trade . Sobering experience…. Never to buy another AVR again … embryonic boat anchors and a poor investment LT. Fortunately I was able to sell it privately and move on to 7.1 system discrete quality 2-3-2 YBA power amps , and a quality 7.1 AV pre-amp /.processor ( the latter is a pre-planned and expiring usefulness = a disposable as the CODECS change);. Maybe you have a different local tech service AVR experience …. great ….. carry on …. BUT it sure as sh*t is not universal unfortunately.
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