The one piece of gear you will never sell


So much gear comes and goes, but do you have any keepers for life? 

For me, I'll never part with my Zerostat, LP12, and MR78 tuner. I think. 


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I bought my Michell GyroDec in September of 1983 while on my honeymoon in London. The Linn Itock LVII tonearm was purchased one week after returning from London. That wife is gone, girlfriends have come and gone. A lot of equipment has gone threw the revolving door including several different cartridges but the GyroDec & Linn are still here 33 years later. I've done some of the factory upgrades and still have 2 to go but I think I can say with certainty  that it isn't going anywhere! I also have a pair of Magnepan MG1.0 imp speakers now serving as my rear speakers in the living room system that I bought in 1982. They are also here to stay.
I have no plans to ever sell my Selah Tempesta Tower speakers,  as far as I know, it's  the only pair that exists in this form. And I still get great enjoyment from them, and that is probably the real reason. 
No such thing as never.  if someone came with a suitcase full of cash, say one million dollars, or if you want to be really ridiculous, twenty million dollars, every piece of equipment I own would be gone immediately.

I restored a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda.  Ground up restoration, every bolt, nut, screw, etc. was either restored or new.  Beautiful restoration.  Took five years to complete.  In-violet purple.  At large car shows, people would ask me if I would sell the car.  My answer was always no.  However, if someone walked up with a million dollars in cash, that car was gone.

So, I can appreciate equipment that has sentimental value or really makes you smile and appreciate music all over again.  But, since with enough cash I know I can replace every piece I own with something better.  There is no never.

enjoy the equipment
enjoy the music and the experience