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?
128x128nrchy
I seem to be caught in some sort of weird time machine--it has been getting older at a much higher rate than the progression of time. The newest addition to the system is a newly built custom preamp that has a lot of parts that are were manufactured prior to 1950. The next newest purchase is a midrange driver/horn that was built somewhere around 1939.

I am in the process of getting a digital music server--that is one item for which truly old examples will be hard to find.
Basis Ovation turntable, which I bought used around 1990. Had it upgraded to incorporate the Debut's platter, bearing and vacuum hold-down system, but the basic turntable is still a beauty, exceedingly well-designed and built and has served me (and the music) superbly.
A Musical Fidelity made in UK CD player that is 9 years old and just wouldn't give up playing around 5 hours a day, every day
My Vandersteen 2Cs were bought new in 1987 and have been in continuous use until yesterday, when my new Salks arrived. Whichever one of my kids (17 and 21) show the maturity to handle them gets them, although they don't know that yet. I can't bear to box them up and sell them for the few hundred they're worth at this point.
What Salks did you get. I am thinking of getting some SongTowers. How do you like them so far.