I have seen cases where old switches in pre-amps or other gear cause a very significant loss of power over time as they oxidize, etc., and good contacts are lost. Same true with volume controls, balance controls, etc.
If there are any manual switches in play with your gear, next time you hear it, try twidling with controls and switches and listen for any differences. THe twidlling alone might help but if so a good cleaning is probably in order.
This happens with my old NAD 7020 receiver from 30 years ago that I still use. A few twiddles with the input switch on occasion when I notice things have faded out sets things right again until thenext cleaning of switches and controls. Not an uncommon thing...
If there are any manual switches in play with your gear, next time you hear it, try twidling with controls and switches and listen for any differences. THe twidlling alone might help but if so a good cleaning is probably in order.
This happens with my old NAD 7020 receiver from 30 years ago that I still use. A few twiddles with the input switch on occasion when I notice things have faded out sets things right again until thenext cleaning of switches and controls. Not an uncommon thing...