I walked into the office of Vacuum Tube Valley magazine one time in Sunnyvale CA, got to talk to Eric Barbour and Charles Kittleson for about an hour, they had the place packed with old HiFi gear, sound systems for drive in movies, you name it. They showed me a bank of about 5 oil filled PCB capacities that they had just used for an article. Big suckers, about 6 x 6 x 2 inches, didn't see any leaks, those guys were serious about audio.
But it is kind of like asbestos, takes long term exposure and large quantities to cause damage. Look at all the people going to school and work under PCB ballasts in the light fixtures back in the day.
Anyway the VTV article said "yes there us a danger but boy do they sound good!"
I don't know, I am thinking that knowing there were a string of cancer bombs sitting in my stereo might tend to dampen the listening experience,
I forget which issue , I will look it up,
But it is kind of like asbestos, takes long term exposure and large quantities to cause damage. Look at all the people going to school and work under PCB ballasts in the light fixtures back in the day.
Anyway the VTV article said "yes there us a danger but boy do they sound good!"
I don't know, I am thinking that knowing there were a string of cancer bombs sitting in my stereo might tend to dampen the listening experience,
I forget which issue , I will look it up,
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