Do you own gear from defunct brands?


I bought my first stereo setup in 1977, though before that I had a stereo that was cobbled together from bits that I could cobble together.. Over the years I’ve purchased new equipment from companies that eventually went under. Do you have or had gear in your system from companies that went under? 
 

Right now I have a streaming transport from Auralic, which went out of business in September 2025. I owned a CAL cd player and that company went under while I owned that cd player. There’s been others too- 

 

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I think it’s more of a question if the component was designed to be repairable. For instance, H.H. Scott, Dynaco, Heathkit, EPI, etc., all long gone but their designs  use parts that are still available and their equipment can be easily repaired.  However, for all the designs from still existing companies that use proprietary parts (any number of specialized integrated circuits) you’re likely SOL if it’s more than a couple years old.  I’m always wary of anything with a CPU governing its operation. Unfortunately, that seems to be the norm these days… For those items, best to have a bulletproof surge protector 😆!

Two Adcom amps, GFA -585LE (2 channel) & GFA 5503 (3 channel) powering my home theatre -- Both have been serviced.  An Adcom GFS-4 speaker selector for passing the stereo signals to the backyard and garage through old Monster Speaker cables routed underground.  My second stereo system has a pioneer turntable, & Polk Audio SDA-2 speakers - they have a cable that runs between them that manages the phasing and stereo separation.  However, I never use this second system anymore.