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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.



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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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anotherbob
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Don’t remember the model number, bought used in 1986 a pair of Maggies, sounded amazing, even through a Sony AVR.  Had kids and gone by 1991. 
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deadhead1000
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My Nakamichi 480, I think that was their most basic model and yet it made the best recordings and playback tapes. I would sometimes listen to the tape of an album rather then the record, and it was sweet sounding. 
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jallan
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Biamped dahlquist dq10’ with double dahlquist subwoofers, with the active dahlquist crossover, driven by 2 GAS Ampzillas.That was a system for the early 20’s grad school me. Oh Yeah, Marantz Model 7 preamp too, modified.
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My Precision Fidelity C7 tube phono stage. Designed by Bruce Moore of Paragon 10 and 12 fame - later MFA (Moore, Franklin, Associates). The C7 had a source selector with four inputs and a volume pot so it could function as a passive preamp. I bought it new from American Audiophile in NYC in 1978. $520.
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