Discontinued equipment that you wish were still here. What do you miss or think will miss?


and why ?
I miss reel to reel decks and top Nakamichi decks. Also, made in the West tubes. It's obvious why.
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The "Loudness" switch was perfect in its day for boosting bass on rock and roll recordings without turning the volume up to painful levels. Anyone (well, me for instance) who has been to a live rock concert craves the sound of the bass guitar amps. 
And who doesn't miss simplicity- being able to buy the stereo, pack it into the trunk, and set it up in an hour? Plug and play? 
Nesterovic (made in the USA) made a couple of widely praised speakers. One was like a pyramid with two woofers of different sizes (an 8 and a 10 I think) that was full range but with a small footprint. Very well made, and reasonably priced. I really liked the design. The new Sasha-3 still has 2x8
woofers. Which I find perplexing- instead of simply adding a larger driver,
but that would require you to upgrade to the Alexia. Sorry to rag on Wilson, but again, the new Duette can ONLY be placed against the wall.
I asked! What is the point of making the only monitor speaker with one placement option? They make it impossible for me to appreciate their designs even with the ultra-high manufacturing quality which I love.
My ADS-L810's never disappointed me even with their (few) limitations.
You couldn't play them too "too" loud, and they didn't have the last bit of low bass. Under $1000 a pair with the stands and the tax. Why I sold them was a blunder from which I may never recover.