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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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goodlistening64
443 posts
 

During the pandemic lockdown, I was more flipper than a TV dolphin

@larsman +1

Those were the days..

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drmuso
256 posts
 

Definitely a keeper.  My main system is largely from the late '80s, and I relegated older gear to additional systems.  I still have some of the gear I had in college 50 years ago, but don't use it and intend to sell it if possible.

I was never a flipper;  kept any component for years before upgrading.

jfrost27
102 posts
 

I’m a keeper. Most of my gear is over 15 years old. New streaming dac and cd player in the last year though. 

lanx0003
1,975 posts
 

I am a keeper for amp and speakers but flipper for streamer, dac, cables and preamp.

mark200mph
863 posts
 

I just have the old gear refreshed. Rotate alot of equipment and like the batch of speakers 14 or so that was mentioned above. I'll bet that's fun. Not all things sound the same. Its fun to rotate. Enjoy the experiment.

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