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Components that you regret parting with?

Just wondering if any of you have had a component that you sold/traded or that stopped working? For whatever reason, you no longer have it and wish you still did? Could you give the component, the reason you no longer have it, and what you liked about it. If you care to comment. I have had several components that for financial reasons or the upgrade bug, that I have parted with and wish I had not later on. Due to the rare nature of some of them I have not been able to purchase them again. It dose not have to be expensive or rare, just an item that has a special place in your heart for whatever reason, that you now regret parting with. If you were able to purchase it again, that would be great to know that as well.

Pete
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almarg
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A pair of Marantz 2 monoblock amplifiers, from the 1950's, which I purchased in the early 1990's and sold about a year later. Spectacular, lush, rich sound; exceptional build quality for their time; and a historically significant collectable. They were not quite powerful enough for the speakers I had at the time, though, and they were worth too much to be sitting on a shelf. Although they would be worth more than three times as much today :-(

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-- Al
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VAC Avatar Super integrated amp, which I owned for a bit then sold due to upgrade bug. Then bought again a couple of years later, and finally sold again due to financial hardship. One day I'd love to own one again for keeps.
loomisjohnson
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mapman, valid point about my dentist--all i got out of the deal was a botched root canal.
tbromgard
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CJ PV-5.
McIntosh C-22 tuner.
tan43
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About 25 years I completely rebuilt a pair of Dynaco ST-70s.
Did a pretty good job if I do say so myself. Used them for about two years and sold them. Tried to buy them back a few years later. No luck.
I probably would not be using them, but it would have been nice to just have displayed them.
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