A life sentence!!!

For me, my Musical Fidelity CD PRE 24, a preamp/ CD player.  Going on 22 plus years in my system.  

https://www.stereophile.com/cdplayers/715/index.html

Rich 

MSB S-200 power amp... 

Octave Audio Jubilee Preamp

Acoustat 1+1 speakers. I have had them longer than my marriage which is approaching thirty years in a few months. The whole audio system is built around these speakers.

My Maggies. I've tried quitting them, but always go back.

My Silverline Bolero's. They succeeded Quad 63's and Paragon Jubilee/Gems. I've been running them for over 12 years now. FWIW.

My Pass Integrated 250.

WaveTouch Audio Antero Speakers. 

Diy modified Klipschorns. Much research and listening to get them to excel in all areas.

My McIntosh MR80 has been in my rack since 1980 and isn't going anywhere.

Schitt Yggi+ OG DAC.

Reference 3a de Capos. Most transparent and honest speakers have ive ever heard

My Von Schweikert model ONE speakers. 

I am not attempting to skirt around the premise of the post. At my age, the careful selection of all of the components in my current retirement system were specifically chosen as the components for my last system.  Therefore, my response is my all of the components in my system that’s posted under virtual systems.  Purchases moving forward in retirement are tickets to live musical performances and high end bourbon.

My speakers which I love Audio Note AN-J/lx with paper woofers.

Nakamichi 682ZX cassette deck. This is a classic and a piece of history. Perfect for background music. Good sound.

Dynaudio Confidence 20 speakers.

My Sterling Acoustics Acumen II speakers have been with me since they were a schematic. I hope they outlive me.

My DCM Time Frame 2000 sn 446/447.  After seven wonderful years the pair never fail to amaze and satisfy me.  When I die put us all in a pile and throw a match ;)

Cocci Ultimate Monoblocks.  They're the only 2 on the planet.

@kennymacc 

My tricked out….Classic Garrard 301. 

My Dahlquist DQ 10s. Purchased new mirror imaged pair in 1980. I’ve upgraded wiring to LOC pure copper. Also European caps and rebuilt woofers. Replaced speakers connectors with gold plated units. Built my own stands as I got a deal in 1980 because the factory stands had “disappeared”. Also my Denon DP 51F TT.  Only change was to install new interconnect cables. It still spins vinyl with perfection. 
Enjoy the music🎶

Ps. How could I forget my Maggies. :)

+1 for everyone with Maggies and other planar magnetic speakers! 

Pass XA-25

Tough decision!  KEF REFERENCE 3’s or Simaudio Moon 860v2 power amp???  Probably keep the amp and try the KEF Blades 😎

Easy. My Wilson Audio WATT Puppies. 

Acoustat 2+2's!

1 B&W Matrix 800 speakers 

2 ARC Ref 750 mono amps 

3 ARC Ref 6 se pre amp 

4 ARC Ref 9 CDP  

I would have to say my speakers. DALI Mentor 6s I’ve had for several years now.  I’ve changed out/upgraded sources, preamps, amps and cables over the years but have never really been tempted to change out the speakers. I bought them after hearing the Epicon 6s and I believe I’d have to spend far more than I want to in order to gain a significant improvement. I have DALI speakers in my office system (Menuet SEs) and my tv system (Opticon), so I’m pretty locked in to the DALI house sound. 

My accuphase e470 with dac card and phono section. It’s sublime. 

My music.

Conrad Johnson Premier 17 LS pre amp ...my sweetie.

For me, it would be everything I own! It performs as 1 seamless entity. 

My Velodyne SPL 1000 Sub. Bought it new in 2000 and have changed every component in my system several times in 25 years except that sub.

I can't pick just one coz I love my current main system.

McIntosh SACD/CD pre

PS Audio Stellar M1200 monoblocks

B&W 803 D3

Anticables interconnects and speaker cables

 Artisanal hand built custom rack

Primacoustic acoustic panels

My Dunlavy SC 3's. They are over the top. Sound as good now as they did 20 years ago.

If I had to pick one, my Dynaudio Heritage speakers are keepers.

@motown-l good call on the velodyne. I’ve had my CHT-8 since 2002 and it just keeps going and going.

Pass XA25

@jsalerno277  "...Therefore, my response is my all of the components in my system that’s posted under virtual systems..."

Exactly my reaction as well. All mine are carefully chosen and perfect, exactly what I wanted. 

@tattooedtrackman 

Glad to hear your are really permanently happy with your system. I remember some of your posts as you got it together. 

@ghdprentice Hey bro. Long time. Haven’t been on much lately. To much work. lol. But yes. I really am permanently happy very much with my same old system. lol. Still loving it !!! 👍

My beautiful Hornshoppe Truth hot rodded line stage.

Easy one. My Charter Oak PEQ-1.  It is critical to creating my own “house sound” with any given other components. Everything else dispensable. 😉🎶

@tattooedtrackman , no, it’s you MQ-112!

That would by my 35 yr old Xstatic EC/X full range electrostatic speakers built by Jason Daniels with Brazilian Cherry & Italian Marble frames by Jim Gittings. I keep trying them against other speakers and I’ve never found anything else I like nearly as well. I’ve rebuilt the stators twice and these still sound like nothing else I’ve heard at a reasonable price point.   They are beautiful to look at and my wife loves them as well!

My Technics EPC 100 MK4 moving magnet cartridge with bandwidth that gives any moving coil a run for the money and has enough output it can work into a moving magnet phono stage. I can only guess what it would be like if 40 years of improved knowledge and materials were applied to it.

Beyond that while I really enjoy my system if I won the lottery big it would all change.

Easy. It would be the operator (me).  I'm the only component that cannot be replaced without the entire system collapsing!

All kidding aside, in 40 years I've replaced every component many times over.  There hasn't been one I regret selling as I've always enjoyed newer and (usually) better components, and a few vintage ones.

For me, the journey and enjoyment of a wide variety of components has been central to my love of high quality audio. Fun question though. It instigated quite the trip down memory road!

@tlcocks Yup. I did forget to mention that MQ 112 !!! Ty.  And I do still love it. Only wish it had a remote. I hate getting out of my listening chair if I need to adjust the sound.