A life sentence!!!

Reference 3A Master Control MMC 2 ways. When I change out speakers, they end up in my wife's office system. And eventually come back. She's not picky.

My Thiel 3.6 speakers and Mark Levinson 23.5 amplifier. I really didn't feel the need to change since this combination came together. I have changed few items such preamps and DACs, but Thiel/Levinson continued to amaze me whether it is a brand new recording or a less than perfect mono recording from nearly a century ago. This combination made it very hard for me to leave my listening chair once the music starts playing. Both designs are achievements in near optimal balance in engineering and art.

For the source component, it’s the Townshend Audio Elite Rock turntable/Zeta tonearm/London Reference pickup combination. For loudspeakers, it’s a pair of Eminent Technology LFT-8b loudspeakers with a pair of Rythmik Audio/GR Research OB/Dipole Servo-Feedback Woofers used in place of the LFT-8 woofers.

It's not close to the most expensive component in my rig, it's not the second most expensive,  it's tied with my 3rd most expensive... it's my Supratek Cortese LCR, and I'd part with everything else before this preamp. In part because the guy who hands builds this in Australia has been at this for some time and when he retires what out there's may very likely be all that exists. But also it's just a beautiful sounding piece.

@thriftyaudio I’m with you.

My Acoustat 1+1s owned since new.

Happy listening