As you have moved on, are there any items you remember fondly...or most fondly?


As many on this site, I have had much in the way of the "high-end".  There are, fortunately, many good items I could list that are still in my head/heart....but the two that come to mind quickly are the Thiel CS-1.5 and the Conrad Johnson ART pre-amp.......If I go back to the beginnings the DQ-10 would be one of the most impactful to my audio/hi-fi experience/knowledge.   I don't really have the space right now, but when I do, I may put together a "retro" system for fun and nostalgia....you know, kind of like doing a '57 Chevy two door hardtop with a repaint, updated suspension/brakes and a 350 horse 327 with a Muncie 4-speed.....etc...  Although a 288 GTO and tickets to a live performance in Copenhagen would be O.K. too.



jusam
Wish I hadn’t sold the LS3/5A decades ago.  Well or the Dahlquest dq10s that replaced them.
PBN Montana SP2 and original Von Schweikert VR4 Silvers are two speakers I really enjoyed.

I always had a soft spot for the AI Modulus 3a. So much so that I owned it three times over the years.

Oz


My Phase Linear 400 and my Acoustats.  I had the first ten years and the latter 25 years, with others coming and going, including Maggies and B&W.  Acoustats are selfish speakers, designed for one listener, but this hobby is a bit of self gratifying egoism..
Snell K-II speakers & stands
Audio Research LS-2B pre-amplifier
Audio Research Classic 60, V-70 & V-200 amplifiers
B&W Matrix 804 speakers with a Janis subwoofer
Aerial Acoustics 10T speakers
Pass Aleph 0's amplifier
Threshold FET 10E pre-amplifier
Threshold T-200 and T-400 amplifiers
Audio Quest Diamond balanced interconnects and Sterling speaker cables
MIT wires (too many to list)
Meridian 562v digital pre-amp, 518 / 565 processors
Theta Gen VA DAC
Theta Data III CD Transport
Wilson Watt Puppy 5.1 speakers
(not listed in chronological order)
All time favorites - Audio Research V-200 and Wilson Watt Puppy 5.1 speakers because they were the components that introduced me to disappearing speakers and the "reach out and grab it" 3D imaging :-) !
Though the Audio Research Classic 60 will always be "my first"