Your oldest gear?

ADC XLM

The oldest piece that I bought is my Linn LP12 bought new in 1998

@retiredaudioguy ,

Vermont, nice!

Lots of fresh air and gorgeous scenery. Time to bundle up, though!

Mac 2100 and a Mac C 26 bought used in 1985 for $400 and still in use today. Both have been recapped twice. Also a pair of Acoustat Spectra 1100, 30 years ago and the only gear I've bought new.

OFF TOPIC BUT:

@thecarpathian Cold is easier than heat - you cannot dress for heat and humidity.  I ski regularly with temps in the teens or below.  I was tidying my glove drawer and found I have 25 pairs!  4 or 5 are relegated to "work gloves", almost all are "Ski Gloves".

Where I live has one advantage, my nearest neighbor is 300+ yards away, with forest in between so I can listen at whatever volume I like, though rarely is that loud by audiophile standards; also ambient noise is very low, inside the house has the refrigerator etc. but outside is essentially silent.

The downside is unreliable power so that sensitive stuff is on small UPSs and the backup generator is at work fairly frequently.   The good news is that the power is "quiet", I am the only house on the GMP transformer.  Similarly, internet is slow, 41.8 Mbps download right now.  On a good day 60Mbps.  And it randomly drops out for a few minutes; this precludes streaming being the principal medium.