Re: The Audiophoolery Thread.
The faults we know so well would not have been known so well back in the day. They thought they were using good quality parts, and for the time, they were. They lasted a reasonable time. We just want to see things working after an unreasonable time.
I'm not sure about those Hunts little brown capacitors, though. They used to crack up in fairly short order and must have fed and clothed many a repairman's family. They were known about back in the day. They were failing in older sets while they were still being used in new sets.
It's amusing that back in the day you got 6 months warranty on the set, but only 90 days on the valves.
David
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