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I recently bought a Stax SRM-T1W and in speaking with others online, have heard that the PSU caps might be "dried up" and it's recommended that they be changed by default. Reportedly, the unit sounds/functions fine and is in "like new" shape cosmetically, but I'd like to do the most basic of these changes if I end up keeping the unit as a nearly two decade old bit of electronics is still a nearly two decades old bit of electronics, no matter how it might look. So I'm considering this project my (re)introduction to Stax and so am intrigued/excited about working through a few minor mods, mostly in regards to extending longevity. Can anyone here recommend the PSU caps that might need to be swapped and especially the specs regarding the sourcing of new ones to install? I have no soldering experience but plan on using this item as my introduction to such. I figure with the size of the components, it might be just the sort of Soldering 101 project to get started with. ;-) I have no desire to do any tube modifications yet (switching to ECC99, etc.) and really just want to immediately handle any internals that could be easily (relatively speaking of course) swapped. I'll be receiving the amp early next week. thanks in advance for any assist... .joel