Does a 282 benefit from recapping?

Hi

i had my 52 recapped by Class A last year. Was like a curtain had been lifted. Took 2 weeks to run in but after that was a transformed beast. 12-15 years seems to be the recommendation for a NAC.  

Rob

It does  of course , probably even more than power amps. The little tantalum caps, according to our local service manager, play a major part on a premp performance.

If 12 years old, i would not hesitate to service it.

Regards

Roberto

Good to know. I ask because the recap isn't cheap from what I know, and  I'm wondering whether putting the money toward a Supercap would give better return for the $.  I have a Hicap DR now. 

I'd do the service first and then re-evaluate the SC (good as that is on a 282). 

I had my 282 serviced by Darren at Class A it was well worth the £249 plus the postage, it came back sounding like it did 13 years ago.

Karl

Can’t talk for a pre but my CDS3 after a service was transformed.  

Karl posted:

I had my 282 serviced by Darren at Class A it was well worth the £249 plus the postage, it came back sounding like it did 13 years ago.

Karl

We don't have the same amount of competition in North America. One company in the US charges over $1100.00 US. I don't have a price in Canada. 

Miles David posted:

Karl posted:

I had my 282 serviced by Darren at Class A it was well worth the £249 plus the postage, it came back sounding like it did 13 years ago.

Karl

We don't have the same amount of competition in North America. One company in the US charges over $1100.00 US. I don't have a price in Canada. 

In Canada, Plurison have a toll free number if you look at their site.

As a rule, high current devices (amps, power supplies) experience the most rapid performace decline in their components.

Good news this, I need to get my (2008) 282 serviced as the logo barely lights and one channel is out on the Aux 2 phono - the news that I can expect a decent performance uplift is a very welcome bonus given it sounds great now.