This is pretty easy for me as I’ve had most of my gear forever already.
My keepers, with the number of years I’ve had them, are:
IN USE
40 years - Altec Lansing 604C - 16 ohm, 101 dB. The serial number dated them at 1954, so they are as old as I am. They have been reckoned 3 times
33 years - VPI HW MK II (MK IV with SAM for last 8 years)
33 years - Sumiko MMT arm
31 Years - Julius Futterman OTL monoblocs, the OTL3 version made by NY Audiolabs. Converted tovtriode and with new caps 2 years ago
27 years - Beard P505 preamp
22 years - Mastering Lab crossovers. New caps 12 years ago
20 years - Koetsu Black
4 years - Koetsu Onyx, Koetsu Rosewood Platinum
ON THE SHELF, for back up
46 years - Dynaco MK III monoblocs
50 years - Dynaco PAS
My keepers, with the number of years I’ve had them, are:
IN USE
40 years - Altec Lansing 604C - 16 ohm, 101 dB. The serial number dated them at 1954, so they are as old as I am. They have been reckoned 3 times
33 years - VPI HW MK II (MK IV with SAM for last 8 years)
33 years - Sumiko MMT arm
31 Years - Julius Futterman OTL monoblocs, the OTL3 version made by NY Audiolabs. Converted tovtriode and with new caps 2 years ago
27 years - Beard P505 preamp
22 years - Mastering Lab crossovers. New caps 12 years ago
20 years - Koetsu Black
4 years - Koetsu Onyx, Koetsu Rosewood Platinum
ON THE SHELF, for back up
46 years - Dynaco MK III monoblocs
50 years - Dynaco PAS