Your oldest gear?


What’s the oldest piece of equipment in your system? 
 

What piece of equipment have you owned the longest? 

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In my main system it is a pair of Martin Logan Sequel II's with an Aragon 24K Preamp with phono stage. I've owned these since they were new in about 1992. In my basement I have my original pair of New Large Advent Loudspeakers, from ca. 1976. they were re-coned a few years ago and sound so great that I'm considering having them re-laminated with a high-end wood veneer. I currently have them driven by a FatMan iTube valve amplifier that puts out just 13WPC, but casts a huge soundstage!

Oldest piece in my system is my MR-71 McIntosh tuner from late 1962 , restored and has genuine Mac tubes owned for 10 years. JBL L-100T's purchased new in 1987 ,refoamed and restored with crossover chef crossovers. Read the comments , loved the guy who said he blew out one his speakers horns playing In-A-Gadda Da-Vida. R.I.P. Doug Ingle.

Thoren's TD 125/SME tonearm, SAE Mark 1M, SAE Mark 3CM (2), SAE Mark VI, SAE Mark 1, SAE Mark VII, SAE 2800

If we only list that which is currently connected to one of two systems, the Garrard 301 is the senior player.  However, the tonearm is much newer, probably 70s or 80s Fidelity Research.  Another system sports an ARC SP3a1 and a variety of amps that are in rotation.  The oldest would be Craftsmen 500A (1954), then Fairchild 255, and the youngster is a Dennis Had Inspire KT88.   Altec 604-8G are from the 70s, and they are the oldest speakers in regular use.  One of these days, I need to downsize......but having fun right now.  

I have plenty of modern components but My oldest gear, 1957 Marantz 7 tube preamp. 1950’s Dynaco Mk 3 amplifiers. 1957 Thorens TD124 turntable. I have many vacuum tubes that date back into the 1940’s. Not using my Dynaco’s amps in any of my setups but the Marantz 7 preamp is in one of my setups, going into a Conrad Johnson Premier 1b into a pair of large ML Electrostat speakers.  The Marantz sounds excellent in the system, still with all original parts. Have 6 1960’s Mullard 12ax7’s in the preamp.