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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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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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musicfan2349
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Had to chuckle at the multiple mentions of Acoustat... You see, I still HAVE my 1+1s Medallions from new. Never have been able to hear anything to get me to let them go. LOL
Happy listening.
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jbhiller
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Creek 5350 SE made in England; sold, hastily, after servicing.  I miss that little integrated. 

Totem Arros.  Wife loved them. I now have extra spaces where I could make them work for a small reading nook.  Such a wonderful speaker.

NAD M22 Amp.  Not what I needed for 2 channel listening (I'm all tube based) but would've worked a trick in my media room or basement bar area. 

I seem to always be balancing these two questions: 

Shouldn't we keep this because you're going to be giving it away for an inexpensive price when you could use it "later"?  (Later is not defined or known). 

versus

Do you really want to keep and maintain an audio/hifi museum?  If you don't use it, sell it!
lucky_doggg7
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Sonic Frontiers Power 3 Mono Amps, 220 WPC - Pretty awesome
JM Lab Mini Utopia - My first pair, woah...  Much better than KEF Ref 1s
Adcom GFP-750 Preamp - It was pretty good...
Sonic Frontiers Line 2 - Much better than Adcom...
Pass Labs Aleph 5 - My first Class A room heater; what a heater!!  :)
Pass Labs Aleph 2 - These Class A monos were pretty awesome
KEF Ref 1 Speakers - First foray into nice speakers, ehh, pretty good
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xcool
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I had a Sony ES Home Theater 5.1 receiver that I bought in the late 90's that I really liked,  even for 2 channels music.   I think the model was DA777ES.   The mid range of this amp was so sweet.   

After owning it for about 12 years, the entire digital circuit stopped working.  Only analog inputs still worked.   I decided not to fix it and threw it away in garbage.   I kind of regret it now after all these years.

Sony ES line used to be very good.   I don't know what happened to them.   Seems like they have stopped investing in the ES brand.  That's a shame.
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