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Re: advent 300 repairs

One of the biggest problems with the Advent 300 are the electrolytic caps. Most were of mediocre quality and often there were 16v rated parts on 15v unregulated voltage rails. I remember spending hours dealing with a week channel only to eventually discover that it was one of the lytic caps in a feedback loop.

I'd strongly suggest that you replace every electrolytic cap in a "shotgun" fashion. It really doesn't take that long and will pay off. Otherwise you'll just be chasing another problem in a few months.

Also see Roger Steven's site on the Advent 300 at:

http://home.netcarrier.com/~rstevens/advent.html

I'm primarily a tube sort of person, but the Advent 300 is one of the few solid state unit's I've held onto. Nice styling and rather good sound. Enjoy!




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