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As you have moved on, are there any items you remember fondly...or most fondly?

As many on this site, I have had much in the way of the "high-end".  There are, fortunately, many good items I could list that are still in my head/heart....but the two that come to mind quickly are the Thiel CS-1.5 and the Conrad Johnson ART pre-amp.......If I go back to the beginnings the DQ-10 would be one of the most impactful to my audio/hi-fi experience/knowledge.   I don't really have the space right now, but when I do, I may put together a "retro" system for fun and nostalgia....you know, kind of like doing a '57 Chevy two door hardtop with a repaint, updated suspension/brakes and a 350 horse 327 with a Muncie 4-speed.....etc...  Although a 288 GTO and tickets to a live performance in Copenhagen would be O.K. too.



jusam
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roxy54
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In order of affection:
Spendor SP100
ANK Anniversary 300b Integrated
Nestorovic 5aS

 
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artemus_5
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1979, I bought a Harmon Kardon HK-730 receiver w/ Original large Advents and Technics TT w/ Teac 3 head Cassette deck. I still have the 730 which needs a good cleaning & restoration. It still has a huge sound. I wasn't really an audiophile then . Probably still not cause I don't like the audiophile music. But I loved the way this thing sounded playing the music of my choice
middlemass
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# 2 would be my Nakamichi 680Z. Also the dumbest audio mistake I've ever made. New Year's Day 1995. Yes, I was hungover but that's no excuse. Was outside putting a new battery in my van. Came inside to switch tapes without thinking to wash my hands first. Frozen transport. Not fixable. It currently resides in my attic. Just looks too good to throw away.
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dweller
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Too many to name but here are a few:
1. My first "real" system: Allied Radio speakers (very similar to Klipsch Forte), Kenwood 18 watt SS receiver, Gerrard SL95B TT.
2. Classe 6 preamp.
3. Audio Artistry Dvorak speakers.
4. Onkyo TA-2090 cassette deck.
5. ARC VT-100 Mk-I & Mk-3.
6. Empire 698 TT.

perkri
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Easy.

Counterpoint SA-5 preamp and McIntosh MC 240 amp.

Had I known then what I know now, I would still be listening to that - or at least popping them in now and again.

Oh well...
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