Your oldest gear?

My headphone by far : 1978....

The mighty AKG K340 hybrid...

 The best design ever made ...

Alas! never improved either because it would have been too costly to redesign it on the same principle... ( the mythical  AKG K1000 was redesigned by the same people : call now "mysphere" headphone) 

 The K340 once flagship of AKG  give us : "Out of the head" soundfield, speaker like sound, bass we may field with our toes(bone resonance) A soundstage which vary accordingly to each  recorded conditions and trade-Off...

 Why is it the best ever on all acoustics count averaged  (not on each one though no headphone is perfect on all counts)  ? 

I read that the better headphone for Jay Iyagi 6 years ago   was Raal SR1a  (now he listen a Sennheiser HD600 for confort i think ) he said he connected a subwoofer with the Raal because it lack bass ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIU7vrfvSXE

I paid 100 bucks for my vintage K340 marvel and i do not need a sub to feel bass not just with my ears but with my body ...

Vintage dont means outdated in all case ...

Very few speakers can beat my headphone soundstage in classical music...

It takes great speakers in a dedicated  acoustically controlled room ...

You understand now why i smile and i am satisfied with my active small speakers+sub and headphone K340 for 1000 bucks .... 

AMP-
Adcom GFA-555,"Musical Concepts" dual-mono, "Hoppes Brain" full-refurb: 1989
SPEAKERS-
Epos ES14 mahogany speakers: 1990
MEDIA SOURCE-
Sony CDP-X303ES CD player/transport: 1993 (or a Pioneer PD-65 Elite)

Some day I need to ship this kit to my Step Father across the country and try to do an A-B listening comparison with his much more modern 2020-ish full system and big Legacy Audio Focus SE speakers.

Concept 2QD direct drive turntable, new since 1978, also Kenwood KR8010 receiver also new from 1978, I bought them both at Pacific Stereo in Chicago. Both of these are still in my 4th system and they both sound great and will be with me until I am gone.

I still have two pieces from my 1980s college system: a Thorens TD 166 MkII turntable and Cerwin-Vega HED speakers. I've archived the CVs because they kinda sound like crap but the Thorens is still a beauty.

Funny story on the CVs if anyone cares - me and 6 of my buddies all bought the same speakers from Marty at the Sound Concept in Mt Kisco NY in 1981. Marty said "$1400 and a six of Heineken for all 7." When we picked them up just before closing time he locked the door, lit up a jay, handed out the beers and cranked up a set of Magnepans. A great time, and probably the best $200 I ever spent.

Hmmm....Probably my Quad II amps in the vintage system, refurbished by the late Bill Thalmann, from 1959 and 1961 with top tier glass (GEC KT66s). I have some gear like Technics SP-10 that I bought in 1973- running in my vintage system- restored by Thalmann, an ARC Dual 75a that I bought new in 1975- not in service, but I have a full tube complement that I bought years ago- needs a recap. My Quad '57s are from 1973, I bought them in 1974, restored by Kent McCollum, running in my vintage system. Old Decca Ribbons- I'm not sure how old, probably from the '60s, need work. 

I got rid of a lot of gear I wasn't using a decade ago. Had some nice pieces, an ARC SP-10mkii, among other things. 

My main system is relatively new- circa 2006-7. Lamm ML2s are really the center piece, driving a pair of Avant-garde Duos. The rest is from the same period, roughly speaking. A few Koetsu stones--now a rare commodity, given the death of the original company.