/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>717474

a few reasons:

-capacitors degrade over the years
-the technology to manufacture capacitors has improved a lot over the years. If those old ones were so awesome there would be no reason to make the ones we make now.
-the whole "vintage" and "audiophile" capacitor story is bullshit.
-as >>717477 already said; leaky/dried/exploded capacitors are one of the common reasons why a device breaks down.
I have seen enough capacitor guts splattered over electronics that I replace every single one I can find if I find a bad cap in a broken device.

pic related, "tar bombs" as the old (philips) restoration guy I know always says.