MEridian 508 CD Player 20 years old. No problems ever. Takes a licking and keeps on ticking |
A phono cartridge, believe it or not. A Grace F9E purchased in 1979. In 1983 I upgraded it with the Ruby stylus, and had it installed on a SOTA Sapphire with Magnepan Unitrac arm, which I still use. The cartridge is presently at Soundsmith awaiting re-tipping.
Work priorities constrained the amount of listening I could do during a lot of the intervening years, helping it to last so long.
Regards,
-- Al |
ARC SP-8 purchased 1982 (refurbished by ARC in 2009), Linn Sondek LP12 purchased during an expat assignment in the UK, 1978. |
38 years, a kenwood ka 7002 interamp. I estimate it has over 50,000 hours of use. My kids promise to put it in the coffin with me so I can move it on to my next life. |
ARC SP3a-1 (upgraded to SP3c), 35 years.
Linn Sondek LP12, 33 years. |
AR 3a's, McIntosh C26 and 2505 for 40 years. It's now an impressive home office system. |
ARC CD7 reference has been in my system for 6 weeks now! Rarely, do I keep a component that long! :) |
NAD 3020 still going strong at around 28 years... |
I have had my Sota table/SME arm for 17 years. It was a lot of money in 1992, but the sound blew me away then and it still does- even as my amps/speakers/cables have changed over the years. I haven't bought a record, new or used, in over 10 years, so I doubt I will ever see the need to upgrade. But I still play my medium sized collection on a regular basis and discover new and great sounding phono cartridges from time to time. |
Vandersteen 2ci speakers. Have had them for 20 years and they now reside in my office system. |
My current system consists of a pair of Thiel CS5i loudspeakers and a Classe' Audio DR-25 amp (now used in bridged mono to my center channel), both of which are over 20 years old. |
I forgot to mention my own..a pair of the original advents for five years, then I doubled them for another three years |
Audio Research 100.2 has been a part of my sytem for over a decade. A great amp |
Spica TC-50's & lead-shot filled stands - had the same pair that I bought new in NYC, for about 15 years. Thanks for the unwitting reminder Honest1.
The next runner up is far off the mark...
Quicksilver 300B SET amps
Modified Klipsch LaScalas
I enjoyed those for about 6 years. |
Rack-early 80's, although highly modified.
I also have a pair of AQ IC's from the same time but put Cardas ends on them.
The longest would've been a Sherwood receiver I bought in 1979 but the cat knocked it off a cabinet, so it lasted 19 yrs. Too bad, 'cause it still looked brand new till then. |
Yamaha NS1000M speakers, 29 years; QUAD 44 pre-amp, 25 years |
Still have my Linn Sondek I bought in '82. Unfortunately, it's in storage in Australia along with my Celestion SL6 from '84.
Regards, |
Spica TC50s, now retired to my bedroom system. First speakers I ever bought. |
Various assortments of Dunlavy speakers ranging from SC-1s to Vs make up three different 2 channel and Home Theatre systems. Electronics come and go, but the speakers (purchased new and now discontinued) have remained and likely will continue as lifetime purchases. |
never been without 'large advents' |
The Linn Axis turntable in my current system: 23 years. |
NAD 1130/2200 pre/power amp, Mission Argonaut speakers about 23 years. |
VPI Record Cleaning Machine...30 years. |
Naim Nap 250 amp, 15 years. |
