Is there any one piece of vintage gear you most wished you owned?

Luxman M-6000 power amp and matching C-1000 pre amp. No idea what the combination sounds like, but, the combination is HiFi beauty in my eyes! In addition, a great testimony to the late Tim De Paravicini who designed this system.

JBL Paragon stereo loudspeaker. Frank Sinatra had three of them for home playback of his studio recording tapes.  They were originally intended as the center channel for a three channel playback system with JBL Hartsfields as the L/R.

A mint 301 would be a nice real world choice of vintage gear.  I actually like the looks of the 401 a little bit more, and it has a better motor.  A friend has a 401 with a transplanted grease bearing from an older model 301.  That is a really nice combination.  

If you want a really souped-up version, check out the Artisan Fidelity reworkings of the 401.  Couple this table with a good modern tonearm and it would be a world beater.

A mint pair of Dunlavy SC - V speakers in cherry.

Revox B-77, half track version.