Is there any one piece of vintage gear you most wished you owned?

Found a pair of AR-2ax in Illinois, bought them, wish me luck.

Thanks for this discussion.

Now, my garage/shop system, recently purchased a nice Yamaha CR-1040, 80 wpc, I run two sets of speakers. It has a hard to find part that blows if you push them too hard.

For these AR-2ax and the shop pair, I may buy a CR-2040, 120 wpc (without that problem), sell the CR-1040. I replaced the burnt out lights, looks and sounds terrific, don't need/want tubes down there.

Wish I had my Infinity FET preamp back. My bad trading it for a Bedini 66DE preamp, removed in short order. Didn't know anything back then. Never will decide based on a quick swap and listen with time constraints... need time to assess gear, at least a few days.

STAX CP-Y and ECP-1. Loved the line input phono set up.

....oh and the audiogirl in the OPs profile photo? ;)

 Nakamichi Dragon,I have 3 Nakamichi but not a Dragon..I do own lots of vintage stereo equipment. 

OP,

Happily, you only cost me $500. for the pair of AR-2ax speakers I just bought/fixed. Happily they fit in my office, and sound great with my little 10wpc Luxman Tube Amp. (they are not very efficient). so, out with the small Wharfedales and Sub, in with these.

I posted photos of the speakers and crossover work here

https://systems.audiogon.com/users/elliottbnewcombjr.

Glad you got me to do this, I’ve missed them since they were stolen in 1973.