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The longest you have owned any gear?

Not counting accessories such as a Zerostat which I bought eons ago, the one piece of equipment I own which I've had the longest is my turntable- 19 years now. 

What's been your experience? 
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ebm
9,311 posts
 
Had my Rowland 8T amp for 15 years wonderful sound great built quality.
teo_audio
2,197 posts
 
The oldest, most original, longest owned piece bought by audiophiles and music fans (music fans who buy gear-there is a difference!---they aren’t on this forum or any other!)...is probably:

The Linn LP 12 Turntable.
mikelavigne
2,200 posts
 

longest of current gear;

Studer A-820 RTR Master Recorder--10 years.

King-Cello tape repro output electronics--9 years

gear where i have simply upgraded to the newer version;

darTZeel NHB-18NS preamp-12 years (2005-2016-1st version, 2016-2017-2nd version)

gear i stepped up one model in the same brand line up;

darTZeel amps-13 years (108 stereo 04’-12’-----> 458 monos--12’-17’)

Evolution Acoustics Speakers-12 years (MM3 05’-12’-----> MM7 12’-17’)

so really for over a decade my system has had the same sonic viewpoint.

nkonor
635 posts
 
teo_audio,

I do not think of it as old, but it is the longest. Just overhauled last year by a longtime Linn tech. LP 12/ 29yrs.

Plays the Tune
gs5556
1,237 posts
 
My whole system practically. Twenty five years ago I stopped with Mark Levinson 20.6's and the 23.5, the CAT SL-1 preamp and the Theil 3.6's all wired up with MIT Reference cables. The only thing new is the digital front end (Aurender N100H and Schitt Yggy dac) as they are the only components that significantly improved digital playback in comparison to yesterday's state of the art transport/dac combos regardless of price. But for the rest of my system, over the last twenty five years I have not heard any amplification that would make me retire the Levisons and CAT nor any box speakers that are significantly better than the Thiels, with the exception of the Magico S5. But not for forty grand; maybe a used pair in the future.
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