An audio component you just can't let go

Bryston B60 & Thiel CS1.5 - bought as a gift to myself for the birth of my twins 28 years ago. They represent personal accomplishment, financial accomplishment and SQ accomplishment; I still marvel at their sound to this day when I set them up every now and then. I regret that neither offspring are remotely interested in inheriting them ....sigh.

My Pass XA-30.8 power amp.  It’s too heavy to ship, so I can’t sell it, and it’s too hard to move around, also because of the weight.  But the real reason is that it will drive most any pair of speakers, and make them sound as good as they are capable of sounding.  A keeper!

Thorens TD150 mkII - I have demoed a fair number of new turntables costing up to three grand and have not been tempted to change out this old Thorens.  I like what Rega Planar 8 and a Well Tempered table offer, but not enough to cough up the cash.  The TD150 mkII is sitting on Mapleshade isolation system, which is definitely an improvement, and I am using a Nagaoka MP-500 cartridge which is a good match for the stock arm on the Thorens.

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I have two Dynaco ST 35 amps in my closet that I purchased many moons ago. I can’t exactly remember the speakers I used with the first one, but the midrange as I recall was magical at the time. I bought a second when I saw it, well because, I saw it and even at the time didn’t come up for sale often. 

It couldn't be that magical if it's sitting in your closet.