Easily my JVC RX8020VBK home theater receiver. I bought it in 2002. The budget was tight then and I found it at Costco for $285. 120 real watts per channel, it's had 18 years of hard use and never missed a beat. Everything still works perfectly without the slightest problem.
It replaced a JVC tuner/amp combo that I've had for more than 30 years that still works.
It's getting a little long in the tooth on the technology front; S-video switching instead of HDMI and I am starting to think about replacing it in order to get Dolby Atmos. I'll have to think of a new mission for the JVC, perhaps a dedicated vinyl receiver (it has a phono preamp built in!). There's no way I'll ever sell it.
I'd buy another JVC in a heartbeat, but alas they've gone out of the receiver business. That's why it was so cheap in the first place. But as far as bang for the buck on a piece of new equipment, it stands out as the most satisfactory consumer electronics purchase ever, out of a LOT of contenders. I should be so lucky with my next one.
I'd buy another JVC in a heartbeat, but alas they've gone out of the receiver business. That's why it was so cheap in the first place. But as far as bang for the buck on a piece of new equipment, it stands out as the most satisfactory consumer electronics purchase ever, out of a LOT of contenders. I should be so lucky with my next one.