As I'm currently using an HA 500 and liking how it sounds, when I saw a 1000 for sale on Ebay at a good price I though I'd have a punt, hoping for more of a good thing. Once it arrived, I decided to give it a good going over before use. Good job I did, as I discovered that several of the electrolytic caps inside had been leaking.

I considered returning it, but as it was in good cosmetic condition and seemed to be in nice shape otherwise, I decided to replace all the 'lytics and hope for the best. I didn't dare try it first as it may have self destructed - the seller had told me it had been stored away for a number of years.

This is a well built bit of kit, and has shielding internally to keep interference to a minimum. It was an expensive unit when new--





Caps duly arrived, so work was commenced-



Leakage can be seen here-



And here a bit more clearly-



All the 'lytics now replaced-



So how does it sound?

Promising on a quick listen, I'll get more of a chance at the weekend, and the caps will need to settle in too.