A life sentence!!!

@tlcocks Yup. I did forget to mention that MQ 112 !!! Ty.  And I do still love it. Only wish it had a remote. I hate getting out of my listening chair if I need to adjust the sound. 

All of it. It's like which kid is your fav.music calms the savage beast helps stroke rehab patients and the alz dz.enjoy the music and the search.

My 47 year old JBL 4311 speakers. I've auditioned 5 other candidates with no luck.

I'm currently listening to a pair of ATC SCM20 Passives. It's only the second day but so far, I'm not that impressed. When my dealer set them up yesterday, he briefly listened to my JBLs. He knows that's the competition. His jaw briefly dropped and he kind of smiled and said "those sound really good". 

If I end up returning them, I don't know what's next. I've heard the ATC 50s and was very impressed, but that's not in my budget right now.

….forced to keep one component in your current audio system for the rest of your life

Interpreting as never parting with, it’s likely my Koetsu Corralstone D - perhaps the most musical cartridge but is now unobtainable.  Very fortunate to have purchased before Koetsu closed, RIP

My Audio Note P3 Tonmeister 😌