Most enduring audio purchase

11-07-14: Zavato
I'm kind of thinking that if a product has been updated since purchase, it's not exactly been an enduring purchase. That's why I do not consider my tuner enduring- it was updated. I would think enduring would best be understood as 1- bought long time ago, and 2- is in its original form since purchased.

I suppose that rules out my earlier mention of the body of my Grace F9E cartridge, since its associated stylus assembly has been replaced and updated multiple times. If so, next in line for me would be my SOTA Sapphire turntable and Magnepan Unitrac tonearm. Those have never been updated, modified, or repaired in any way, and still work as well as when I purchased them in 1983.

I see in Effischer's post that he has had similarly good luck with his 1984 SOTA.

Regards,
-- Al

Triplanar! Its so nice to know that no matter what I throw at the system, the tone arm will track it perfectly and reliably year in and year out.

I've had my Linn Axis table since 1986 and still going strong.

Next after that is Stax "ear speakers" since early 90's, and Triangle Titus XS monitors since soon after that.

I've owned OHM speakers in one form or another since 1978. I still have those (OHM Ls) but I refurbed them myself a few years back.

Also NAD 7020 receiver running currently as pre-amp only in my second system since about 1986. BOught it in a pawn shop for $20 back then. Still more than holds its own. The Dual 1264 in there does not get much use these days but still runs good. Got that in 1981.

My Yamaha NS 1000 Monitor speakers. Paid the amazing sum of $1,100.00 for them in 1978. I still have them and my 26 year old son listens to them every day.