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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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jasonbourne52
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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.
kingbr
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Undoubtedly my Dynaudio Audience 82's. I love my Evokes but damn I remember the very first time I sat for my first in depth listening session after bringing the 82's home and letting them run for about 1 week to break in I was just awestruck! Have not had that kind of experience before or since...Great post!
allears4u
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Back in the good  'ol days....when I was a junior sales rep at the "Electronic Sound" stereo store (great name, right?), I had just enough money to buy the Bang and Olufsen tangential tracking turntable. I remember (probably wrong) that I paid about $650. Funny thing was, that's ALL I owned. No preamp, receiver, or speakers. I plugged it in, it lit up, I could watch it play a record, could hear a slight 'electronic noise'. Imagine my thrill once I bought a class A amp to run my Stax electrostatic head phones! Later combining forces with my best pal who owned the Luxman preamp and the beast McIntosh power amp, we had the perfect lair to bring our latest girlfriends into. The 70's were unforgettable.   
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mbennes
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Fisher 450t receiver, AR2ax speakers and a Garrard turntable with a Stanton 251 cartridge.  
The Garrard was disappointing so I quickly purchased a Sansui TT.
Do not remember their model numbers. My ears were young, and those AR’s were amazing!


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jasonbourne52
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My Empire 698 TT! Bought new in 1976 from Stereo Discounters in Maryland plus a Microacoustics 2002E electret cartridge for about $400 total. I later changed to a Dynavector 20B homc cartridge. 
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