Do you own gear from defunct brands?

Proceed amplifier (had two and went down to one after going stereo over multichannel). Lesser-known Madrigal Labs/Mark Levinson brand before they were taken over by Harman, and overbuilt like absolute tanks. Not everyone’s cup of tea appearance-wise, but internals are literally built to military specs and great solid-state AB sound. These things can push.

Very interesting list of posts. There are a few of my old favorites still floating around . Whether or not the company is still in business means nothing to me because I'm not living in the outback of Alaska. If I have a terrific McLaren preamp, I used to, from the late '80s and something just happens to go wrong with it, I'm surrounded by brilliant audio guys in the tri-state New York area who can solve the problem whether it be a capacitor or a volume control or whatever. There's nothing in the Holy Bible that says the manufacturer has to handle future issues.

I loved the Auralic Vega DAC. With Auralic out of business, I’m sure there are a couple of really nice priced DACs floating around for people who might not have such a big budget, but need really nice sounding stuff. I wouldn’t hesitate for a minute. 

Many years ago I got a super giveway bargain on a McLaren preamp. I think it was the early 90s and they either turned into something else or disappeared. It was the 602 model I think, but again, it was a long time ago- not TagMcLaren, just McLaren.

McLaren were a New Zealand company started in 1981 with the 602 a line preamp released to the US in 1985, they went on till about 1996. Great company that had some lovely looking and sounding gear. 

Mirage subwoofer

Spica TC-50

Nakamichi CR1A

Nakamichi TD700