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Rotel RB985 less is more? or am I an idot for even thinking about this?
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<blockquote data-quote="BobsYourUncle" data-source="post: 771678" data-attributes="member: 15057"><p>I'm replacing them with Rubycon capacitors. The amp has a mixture of Rubycon and Jamicon capacitors in it as standard. I couldn't find Jamicon capacitors but have been informed that there is absolutely nothing wrong with using Rubycon capacitors and that they are better than the typical capacitors you find in an electronics shop.</p><p></p><p> </p><p>The swelling is bad enough to have lifted the one higher off the board and shows slight creases in the pvc covering on top. No give whatsoever. Switching this amp off causes woofer excursion and sometimes a popping noise. I do not feel like replacing tweeters on my gs20's so I am not using the amp until I have replaced these.</p><p>I noticed a similar problem on a friends Pioneer SA 508 a few years ago where on/off and volume changed would cause woofer excursion and opening the cover revealed swollen capacitors. </p><p></p><p>Otherwise this amp sounds decent and drives my gs20's well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BobsYourUncle, post: 771678, member: 15057"] I'm replacing them with Rubycon capacitors. The amp has a mixture of Rubycon and Jamicon capacitors in it as standard. I couldn't find Jamicon capacitors but have been informed that there is absolutely nothing wrong with using Rubycon capacitors and that they are better than the typical capacitors you find in an electronics shop. The swelling is bad enough to have lifted the one higher off the board and shows slight creases in the pvc covering on top. No give whatsoever. Switching this amp off causes woofer excursion and sometimes a popping noise. I do not feel like replacing tweeters on my gs20's so I am not using the amp until I have replaced these. I noticed a similar problem on a friends Pioneer SA 508 a few years ago where on/off and volume changed would cause woofer excursion and opening the cover revealed swollen capacitors. Otherwise this amp sounds decent and drives my gs20's well. [/QUOTE]
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