The longest you have owned any gear?

I still have my wonderful Epos M22's from 2005.  They have played great music and served me and my wife well.

Luxman T2 tuner bought in 1972 still plays occasionally.

I'm definitely not going to win the "oldest in-use component" prize here lol. In my current main system: Tannoy Canterbury GR speakers, 5 years. Out of all the gear I still have that I might actually sincerely use again: my SOTA Star turntable (now upgraded to Nova V), 14 years. BUT I've at least been rocking Tannoys as my main speakers for 15 years; my love for them has been consistent and unwavering since my early speaker setup days :) And Koetsu isn't too far off that metric either; one of them has been my main source/cartridge for 11 year now. 

Pioneer TX-9100 tuner. Since 1974. Haven't used it in years. Cannot bring myself to sell. Way too beautiful. Way too memorable. 

https://stereonomono.blogspot.com/2015/04/pioneer-tx-9100.html
And something tells me, if I ever do a little refresh and hook it up, it will put streaming to shame.

https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/simply-unbelievable-tx-9100.55353/page-2

10 years with a Valve Audio Predator. Still own it but Esoteric separates have replaced it. I will set up a 2nd system with ATC SCM 7v3's.

I still own and play from time to time my Yamaha NS1000. I bought them new in 1978 in Emporia KS. They still sound fantastic. In fact I just recently took them out of my system and re-installed my Tyler Acoustics Woodmere II. I switch back and forth once or twice a year just for fun.  

I've own my Acoustat Spectra 33 electrostatic speakers since 1988, 33 years. I use them for maybe a week or two every few years.

ROWLAND 8T 12 years it is still a classic amp.

My current gear:
Cary 303 CD player I have been owning since 2001.
Altec 604E speakers since 2005.
EMT 948 turntable since 2011.

Still my TT. Purchased in 1983. Responded in 2017. 

Spatial Coherence Preamplifier is definitely the oldest thing I own - a 1977 purchase.  Next up is a bunch of Amber 70 power amplifiers.   About the same time frame I purchased a pair of Shahinian Diapason speakers with four subwoofers. Pretty much everything else I own is much newer although my Conrad Johnson electronics have been around since 1997 or so.   

Have had a Magnum Dynalab FT-101A FM tuner for 30 years and it has never failed once. Sent it back to MD for upgrading last year. Next oldest is a Bryston B60R Integrated Amp that has served me well for 20 years. It did require servicing at 19 years but, fortunately, it was within the 20-year warranty.

My Thorens TD166MkII, bought new in 1984 with a second arm wand. Now somewhat modified, but with original motor, arm, platter and plinth. It was a big purchase for me then, one year out of college, but I refused to re-buy my LPs in CD form and wanted a ’table that would last longer than my Technics belt drive TT. It certainly has lasted. It will probably outlive me.  Also, my Advent New Large Utility speakers, now in a secondary system.  My HS graduation present in 1978, refoamed in 2017(?) by Miilersound. Still sound pretty good.

My Thorens TD-166 MKII turntable that I bought new in 1977 while in high school.  I had it refurbished in 2019.  I use it almost daily.

I was a high end dealer back in the early 80s and sold Phiiips CD players. Kept a CD-80 for myself and had it modified by someone in Iowa, I think. I also was a dealer for "Speaker Art" by Bob Gross. I have a pair of his Odessy speakers. I have spent the last 20 years trying to find a CD player that is as good as the Phillips. I've tried it with external DACs but the one in it sounds better than anything I can afford. My latest effort to replace it is with an Oppo 105. The Oppo sounds good but is not as musical or detailed as the CD 80. I'm 78 years old so my hearing may not be up to the task but I have some good hearing aids and still enjoy my music. One unusual thing. I just purchased a Naim Supernait 3 amp and the remote for it will control the CD player. 
Would like to hear form anyone who has "Speaker Art" Speakers or a Phillips/Marantz CD 80. Terry

That would be my Pioneer Elite PD-65 CDP. I bought it around 1992-93. With all the reasonably priced DAC's available today, it now does duty as a transport. The thing is a tank.

My listening room :-)

My Ariston RD11S TT. Bought new in 1977 for $280 w/o arm. Added an SME 3009 and a MicroAcoustics 2002 cartridge. Presently have a Grace 707 and Denon 103 on it, along with a Hiraoka SE-22 mat (bought new in '78 for $20 from Harvey Sound, NYC). The Ariston/SME was purchased from Audiocom in Old Greenwich, CT (best HiFi store in Fairfield County).

I still have my Acoustics Research Amplifier, bought new in 1969 (50 years?!).  In active use until it was peacefully retired into storage in 2012.

My aiwa ad f770 cassette deck, since 1983 to present. It still works as good as day one, with a new set of  belts. Second I guess would be 2 of the many tuners I own. The marantz st6000 and the cambridge t500.

1984/1985 I purchased my first hi-end system:
Threshold SA-2s, Fet Ten line and phono stages, Sota Star Sapphire with an SME V, Cambridge CD player, McIntosh MR80, and Snell A III speakers. The CD was replaced some ten years ago with an Ayre which I still have in my current system.
The system sounded great up until October 2015 when I decided I wanted a change and went to tubes. My old gear is stored in the basement for my son who doesn't have the room at his current location.

Phillips CD-80. Bought it from a local 20 years ago, sold it once and then bought it back from a local audiophile. Original box, papers ,transport screws,etc. May use it as a transport when I get more room.

g_nakamoto: I could not afford the Bose 901's (as I recall) but in 1973 I did buy a Sansui QRX-6500 4-Channel receiver.  I remember that I bought it in the Navy Exchange overseas (at a nice discount) for exactly $512.00.  In 2018 dollars that is right around $3000.00.  My young wife was stunned!  To go with it, I bought four huge Sansui SP-3500 speakers.  Kept them for about 20 years and then sold them to my brother in law.

the longest equipment i've had is my 4 bose 901 series 2 speakers which i bought back in 1971. i'm not reaaly an audiofile. i bought my 4 chanell system back in those days when i was like 18 years old.

My first high end speaker was the Paradigm studio 20v1 monitor, I owned that speaker for 12 years it followed me around from city to city and always played faithfully. 

Last year after 28 years, I finally retired a Sumo Polaris that was purchased back in 1988.  I had been using the amp to feed the surrounds in my theater set-up since moving it from my main system many years ago.

I have had these speakers Dynaudio Contour 3.0’s, bought new 16 years ago. My current McIntosh MC352 power amp bought new old stock 10 years ago.

Matt M

I'm at 38 years with my first pair of speakers, Pioneer HPM 40's.

In 1978 I bought a Pioneer rig with SPEC 1 & 4 and HPM-150 speakers. I sold it to my brother in 1984. In 2008 I got those speakers back, re-foamed LFs, paired them with old school Kenwood L-07 monos and pre, added a tube DAC and Squeeze Duet and now have a system for a grand that I am extremely happy with. Vintage sometimes gets a bad rap but my stuff works like a charm. 

My Pioneer SX980 receiver from ~1979. It is still used in the laundry room.

A luxman t110 tuner that I bought new in 1977. Since I no longer listen to fm radio at home, I sold it last week.

PS Audio Lambda cd transport purchased new in 1993. Wonderfully musical. Great rhythm. Legendary.
I preferred it to my CEC that I purchased some years later and sold. https://www.stereophile.com/content/ps-audio-lambda-cd-transporthttp://

I purchased a Sansui QRX-6500 "Quad" receiver for $512.00 in 1973.  Was my main receiver until 1987.  After that it was my garage sound system receiver until 1997.  24 years....a beast of a receiver and beautiful too!!

Both Rega Kyte and RS1 loudspeakers for over a decade each. And these were days when 2 or 3 years were a long time in audio.

The Kytes were vivid and RS1s a little more muted but smoother. Within their bandwidth they were at least as good as anything else I'd heard.

My Marantz CD 6000ki is getting on for 15 years and I can't imagine why I would get rid of it whilst we both keep working.

For me it's a question of satisfaction. That usually happens when things sound balanced and correct in the midrange. Its when you start looking for resolution in the extremes, especially sub 35Hz bass that things can get tricky.

The oldest piece for me is my TEAC X1000R RTR.  I bought it new in 1982 making it 35 years young.  It is still going strong.

 I also still have and use the Audio Technica Record Weight that I bought new in 1978 ($15) from Audiocom in Old Greenwich, CT. A great store! They carried GAS, DCM, Snell ... and Beveridge!

I still have in use an Ariston RD11S TT that I bought new in 1977 ($280). No arm. First arm was a SME 3009, second was a JH Formula 4, third was a Keith Monks, fourth was a Lustre GST-1 and last (and present) is a Grace 707/ Denon 103 combination. The mat is also from 1977 - a Hiraoka Diskmat SE-22 that I bought new from Harvey Sound (48st NYC) - $20! Still sounds great! I also have more TT's, including a Linn Sondek, though none have been with me as long as the Ariston!

Sorry. I can see that some people still buy Studers on ebay, for about $4k, but don't buy them for over $5k. I don't get it. When it comes to Studer and considering that $4k is already no pocket change, I would be prepared to pay extra $1k if I saw a good reason. 

Inna, you did miss at least one open reel deck---my Revox A77, bought new in '72 and still in my possession.

Still going strong after 30+ years - my Audible Illusions, Modulus 2 pre amp. still in use and sounding great.

No open reel decks, unless I missed it..
I wonder, how many more years can electronics in my Nak682ZX deck last? It was made 36 years ago, all original except capacitors. It is serviced and calibrated every few years.

I've owned my Basis Ovation turntable for about 24 or 25 years, it continues to serve me (and, of course,the music) well.  Upgraded it once to add the Debut vacuum system, platter and bearing, that's it.  Very well-engineered and well-made piece of equipment. 

I have a Denon DP-60L w/ Grace F9 cart., Conrad-Johnson PV6 Preamp, Acoustat Twin-120 Power Amp all bought in 1984. I also use a pair of JBL L-100s that I bought in 1975. All this gear was purchased new and is still in use today albeit some repairs and recapping along the way.

Thank you for the input ROXY54 and RVILLANOVA. I am definitely going to give cornell a ring to see if he is up for the task. I don't mind that he is a hundred miles away. I often drive to phoenix for concerts. I think it would be worth it to get the A-1060 up and running again. Thanks again for the help.

I can vouch for Cornell Smith, (audiodoctor.biz). Cornell fixed my Parasound integrated after my daughter broke off an RCA cable in one of the inputs. Very knowledgeable guy.

I have been an audiogon lurker forever but finally my first post. I still have in my bedroom system a pair of merlin 3 way floorstanding speakers purchased in 1986 for $2200.  Since they are about 100 pounds per speaker I  have no plans to ever get rid of them. They still sound great but totally different than the vsm's in my main system

B&W 802FS speakers - 34 years 

Hi Inna,

This system is musical and satisfying. The Avalon progression began with Ascents to Eidelons, later Diamonds and presently Times.  A very nice improvement, especially in the lower registers.  CAT JL-2 Black Path amp adequately drives the speakers, although my occasional yearning for additional, over-the-top decibels leaves me....yearning for more power.  Rarely does the Convergent not deliver.  

Some pieces open the door to the music--regardless of their vintage. My 39 year old Nakamichi 600 II is one. Properly tuned, it plays music very compellingly.