Definitely a keeper though I have changed a few things lately. Oldest piece I have is my preamp which I've had for 20 years now!
Are you a keeper or a flipper?
Do you keep you audio gear for a long time or do you tend to change gear frequently?
I would say I’m a keeper. I’ve owned my Linn turntable 28 years; I’ve owned my Revel speakers and Pass amp/preamp/phono 11 years. I’ve also had my cd player and tuner over 10 years.
Ironically, my newest piece, bought in 2025, is the oldest hifi gear I own- a Thorens TD124; I bought that from the daughter of a friend who passed away. My friend was the original owner. I view my purchase of the Thorens as a special circumstance. The friend that passed had a lot of hifi gear - all of it interesting, but the only piece that drew me in was the Thorens. I knew he used to have a Marantz pre and power amp- tubed- but those were sold years back.
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In my earlier years, I did a lot of buying, selling, trading and finagling audio equipment. That all stopped in 2017-2018 when I went all out and completed both systems. I did (last week) purchase a new open box Denon 1700 SACD player. I bought it so I would have something to listen to while I sent my Esoteric SACD player to Tap Electronics in California for a new tray belt. To be honest, I am really liking this Denon player, I don't feel I am giving up that much over the Esoteric. |
@stereo5 I owned a Denon SACD 1600 a bit ago and thought it was a very nice player and a great value. Reaffirming to hear you say it did not give up too much to a much more expensive cdp. |
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