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What's the oldest piece of gear in your system?

This site is here for the buying and selling of Audio equipment. This causes me to wonder if most of us have relatively new equipment. If most of it is new, what is the oldest piece of equipment still in use, and why are you still using it?

My oldest piece is a Sota Star Sapphire, but it has been upgraded. It was originally purchased as a Sapphire in the 80's, but was upgraded to a Star Sapphire about two or three years ago.

What's your story?
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optimationman
7 posts
 
Oldest pieces are a match set of mono block tube amps built in feb 1963. Have upgraded them over the last 8 years. Next is a 1986 AI modulus 2a. Newest item, a 2003 Philips 963 bought for $25 and repair/modded. Had an old fisher system turner/pre with a el84 amp years ago, along came a dynakit system in the early 70's.
nilthepill
842 posts
 
Yamaha Laser Disc player - 18 years (not being used)
Onkyo Cassette deck - 18 years (not being used)
Dunlavy V speakers - 11 years and no sign of slowing down
somsel
14 posts
 
I've three tube FM stereo tuners - a McIntosh MR17, a Sherwood S-3000V, and a Fisher KM-60. All circa 1963 or so.

All I need is a Scott 310E or similar and I'll have a nice representative of the four major brands selling tube FM tuners in the US.

They all sound great through my Thiel 3.6s driven by Sony ES pre/main amps.
mmarvin19
157 posts
 
A pair of MIT Music Hose speaker cables circa. 1981.
nesemiah
1 posts
 
Mod Squad (threaded) tip toes. 1986. The points are still so sharp as to be hazardous.
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