To this day, all of my equipment decisions have been based around an early 80's melco turntable,sumiko THE ARM, and Koestsu rosewood with either the ARC sp-10 or mfa luminesence preamp as my reference.Kept my otl servo amps from the original acoustat X [1978]now extensively modded to drive the 2+2 panels which are still in use.
What Equipment Remains In Your System Long Term?
Reading through the various discussion forums, I see that Audiogoners value the constituent pieces that make up their systems differently. For example, some may be fond of a powerful set of monoblock amps that up the cornerstone of their system for many years. They will go through many combinations of associated equipment while never contemplating changing their beloved amps. Others take the same approach with a favorite set of speakers. I usually build my system around my current speakers, though in recent years I have acquired a set of BEL 1001 amps that I feel will be around for a long time. What criteria do you use to decide what equipment remains a long term resident in your system?
Fernando