401 I sold for $75 and... 301 with Grace 707 I let my folks throw away along with a clone of a Croft Mega-Micro I built and a box of tubes including a bunch of Mullard and Seimens M8137, CV4004 etc...
My first turntable, a Thorens TD-121 with an ADC wood tonearm and cartridge. I purchased it in the early 60's, along with Dynaco Stereo 70 amp and preamp kits, and KLH-7 speakers. Sold the TT and amps just before leaving Australia in the mid-70's. I now wish that I had kept the turntable. My eldest son still has the speakers. GK
The Infinity IRS Vs. Nothing has given me the greatest pain in their loss. I have not found a speaker system which had the magic of making concert hall sound in one's friendly nest.
A/D/S speakers- L810s2 in real walnut veneer- really great sound as long as you didn't play them too loud. sold them with the dedicated stands for a song. BUT i replaced them with A/D/S L1590s2 speakers in Rosewood! after carefully straightening out all the dents in the metal grills and installing a spike kit i was totally thrilled with the added bass and dynamics. And then i pair of B&W 801s2 became available... BUT after getting them i had to upgrade virtually everything.
I regret selling my McIntosh MVP-871, I wish I could have kept it but I really would not be using it today but it was a nice DVD player.
I regret selling my Jeff Rowland Model 3 mono amps (gold finish). Not that I would still be using them because I got into Tube amps, but I would still like to have them. Best solid state amps I have ever owned.
I would have liked to keep all my gear from over the years, but I am not a horder nor a collector plus I usually had to sell the gear to but new gear.
Yamaha CR 1040 receiver. Sound, build and looks, it had it all. Had long moved on, giving it to my sister. But is was so nice I have come to regret it. I could have easily used it in a secondary system.
Infinity Reference standard 1 (thought I might be able to make small speakers sound as good, Wadia 860.... looked and finally replaced it thought it was depreciating but 8 years later they go for same price I sold it for originally, Matched pair of Entec Sw-1 (the only sub that ever sounded musical,
Apt Holman preamp and Apt 1 amp, would have made a great second system.
KEF RDM 2, one of my favorite speakers regardless of size or price. Would have sounded good with above components in a second system. I have been looking for a mint used pair ever since.
Pioneer PD 65 CD player, great player that I traded in for a P.O.S. transport.
There are many more but those popped into my head first.
i love to have that Goldmund Studio with 3F arm that I sold years ago for my 2nd TT today. I will spend more money to buy another or buy something as good.
I also sold a Mares Connoisseur 2.0 sometime ago - a mistake in hindsite.
Had a great pair of Dutch speakers that were a hand me down from my grandfather. I got them when he died, and when they went south after a twenty year lifespan, I was truly bummed.
I had three of the four Nakamichi 600 series components; the tapedeck, tuner/preamp, and power amp. The tuner/preamp was especially sweet because it had one of the best sounding tuners I've ever come across. The act of tuning in a staion was a particularly sensual process because the action of the huge tuning dial was so effortlessly smooth. Together, these components were spectacular looking; products of a uniquely Japanese aesthetic and advanced industrial design. Alas, I unloaded all but the cassetted deck due to a variety of pressures.
I shall never forgive myself for parting with my Audio Research SP10 MKII !! The phono section had a sonic signature that "lured" you into long hour listening sessions!!
I find myself sometimes falling into "audiophilic depression" lamenting over it's absence.
That soon goes away when I remember how much it cost to "retube" that puppy!
My dad sold off his old McIntosh tube equipment without even thinking of giving it to me. Does that count? A nice C22 preamp, a MC240 amp, and some Bozak speakers. Yeah, I'd like them back!
A Threshold SA3. Bought some panel speakers and thought I'd never only need 50 watts again. I think this is the last piece of equipment I have sold (over 17 years ago). Never made that mistake again, but are my closets full of stuff! :-)
The radio in my 78' FJ-40 Landcruiser...well, actually I regret selling the whole truck! Hmmm, audio gear? I have had attachments to various pieces of gear, but no "regrets". Some good memories of fine gear from the past though: Wright Mono 10 amps, Mesa Baron amp, Silverline SR17 speakers (I've had three different pairs just because I missed the previous one I'd sold), Klipsch LaScalas (sold one pair, still have a pair that is in storage...temporarily). You move on, not necessarily always upward, but hopefully ever evolving and always involving you with the music we all love.
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