Your oldest gear?

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.

Fisher 450t receiver, AR2ax speakers. Both recently overhauled for up to par specs….Purchsed new in 1969 from Defa Electronucs in NY. Still enjoy their sound in so many ways .

My Quad 57's.  Forgot what year they were made.  I purchased them in 85-'86?  Modified them a few years later.

I have 2 complete systems and then some additional kit.  But I guess the oldest would be a pair of Rectilinear XIa speakers that I think date to 1974.  Rectilinear was Duke Ellington’s favorite speakers but I believe he liked versions from the late 1960s. The company decided it was missing out competing with the likes of Henry Kloss so they decided to design and build a 2-way.  The woofer is sourced from CTS (Chicago Telephone and Supply).  The tweeter is a relatively inexpensive cone of about 3 inches.  On paper, one would think they would stink.  They don’t.  On side 4 of "Skull and Roses" Grateful Dead one would think they are at Gaelic Park circa 1971.  Now please, don’t think I don’t have some higher aspirations such as I own a Linn Sondek LP12.  But I sort of buy into Ivor Tiffenbrun’s theory that if you only have so much to spend, buy a dependable cheap speaker then buy a Linn.  Works for me.

About 5 JVC late 70’s turntables. I should begin giving some away