Longevity of ownership

Lots of gear over a decade; ADS L710 speakers from the early 80's (now my L/R  for HT, used daily).  Come to think of it  my AV Receiver is over a decade old - Anthem MRX520.  My CD player is a Marantz that is pretty old, it's a CD6004 from 2012.  I also have a couple of HSU STF-2 Subs that are coming up on 20 years old.  Sometimes I even use my Nuforce iDO DAC with my old iPods (don't laugh!).  And my headphones are both over a decade;  a pair of Grado Labs and a pair of Sennheiser.

Oh yeah, and the guy in the chair.  67 years old.

But the core of my system (Pre, amplifiers, speakers, TT, Streamer/DAC) is under 5 years old.

Ha!  Almost all of it.  My Ohm speakers were purchased in 2009.  My Thorens 'table I bought new in 1984.  My McIntosh preamp I bought in 2010.  My Vandersteen subs I bought around 2006.  The only things newer are my Denafrips DAC, and my SonicOrbiter server with Sonare UltraRendu streamer.

1. Ohm Ls - 1978
2. Dual 1264-1981
3. Linn Axis - 1987
4.  Carver TX11a tuner - 1996
5. Denon Dl103R - ~2007
6. Ohm F5 series 3 and Walsh 2 series 3 - 2008 (replaced older Walsh 2s from 1982. 
7. Electrocompaniet Step Up Transformer - ~2012?
8. DNM Reson ICs- ~ 2012?

 

Also various newer speakers, amps, DAC. 

I have an Electro Research 357 VII serial #10007 (mint condition) that I bought from John Iverson at his shop in Orange CA around 1973/4,

4 Electro Research 340 speakers,

Thorens 126MK II

SME tonearm

Win Labs SDT-10 MK II Strain Gauge Cartridge complete system

Hafler DH-101 pre-amp

Dennon CD with gain control to bypass pre amp - CD disc to amp.

 

I’m in my 80’s now and have enjoyed it most of my life but it’s about time to find a loving home (homes) for it all.

Why? It's a memory test!

Longest in service (ten years+):

In video studio:

Yamaha NS-10's (1996)

In art studio:

Anthem Integrated 1 (2011)

Precision Fidelity CA-7 revised (2012)

Fidelity Research FR54 tonearm (2013)

In lake cabin:

ADS 810's 

Mac 5100 (both 2008)

Living room:

Quad ESL 57's (2012)

Lenco L75- heavily modified by yours truly (2013)

In storage:

Eico HF81 (2010)

Bedini 25/25 (2012)

Acoustic Research The Turntable (2009)