What speakers or component have you had the longest and use regularly.

candyliquor35m
candyliquor35m Posts: 2,267
edited July 2008 in 2 Channel Audio
At least once a month and it stays hooked up and not on the shelf or in a closet.

For me it would be my sda 2b's which I bought used in the early 90's. They are currently hooked up to a carver tfm-42 amp, audio experience symphonies pre- and ah 4000 cdp. I use them at least once a week.

My pioneer pl-100 tt which I bought new in the early 80's stays hooked up but I don't quite use it once a month since I have another tt that I use more often.

Correction: I forgot I bought my carver tfm-45 amp a little before the sda 2b's because I took the amp over to audition the 2b's before I bought them.
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  • jm1
    jm1 Posts: 618
    edited July 2008
    I would replace my rear LSi surround speakers to match the other speakers in the system. Oops wrong thread.

    My turntable is a VPI with a ZYX cart. Sorry, wrong thread again.

    I like to crank Led Zep in the car. Aagh! Wrong thread again.

    Sax has got to be one of my favorite instruments for solo’s. Still the wrong thread.

    Why would I want to purposely tell any lies? Doh!

    Can’t say I would want to drive any classic car of any price range. Sigh.

    I can’t say I would buy a second of any of my favorite components as I would invest the money replacing it with a higher performing component.

    I have built the best two channel rig I can. I like to sit back and enjoy the music instead of dwelling on the technical aspects of the system.

    The first thing I drink in the morning is pure water.

    I would like to have lunch with my family.

    The people who drank the local micro-brewery beer are the ones who have tried their beer.

    I wouldn’t pay to watch someone else do my chores. If needed, I would pay someone to complete these so I could devote my time to other priorities.


    Maybe I should have paid someone to submit this.
    All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed, second it is violently opposed and third, it is accepted as self evident.
    Arthur Schopenhauer
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  • candyliquor35m
    candyliquor35m Posts: 2,267
    edited July 2008
    jm1 wrote: »
    I

    You forgot to say:

    happy july 4th

    alpine car amps rock

    I bought a nice chris brown cd today

    rip jesse helms

    wireless speakers suck

    yes buy tons of gm stock

    tubestore.com

    nice sub

    gm sucks buy a fix or repair daily

    carver

    what's a cross pen

    http://www.jonbarron.org/newsletters/06-23-2008.php

    symphony for the devil

    :D
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  • jm1
    jm1 Posts: 618
    edited July 2008
    candyliquor35m wrote: »
    You

    Actually, it happy July 1st for us. Have a happy July 4.
    All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed, second it is violently opposed and third, it is accepted as self evident.
    Arthur Schopenhauer
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  • candyliquor35m
    candyliquor35m Posts: 2,267
    edited July 2008
    Thanks. It's raining here but not for long. Just a typical july thunderstorm.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited July 2008
    Two components left over over from my first stereo purchase from April 1987....

    Sony TA-AX520 stereo integrated amp
    Sony SS-U770 speakers (I think that's the model #....have to look)

    While these were originally part of a "rack system" (oh, the rack is still in use too), they have performed admirably over the years and they are still in regular use til now. Nothing exotic, just regular well-made mass market products that refuse to die.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,803
    edited July 2008
    Bought my Polk Monitor 7As and a Yamaha CA-610II in 1978 while I was an UG at JHU. Still have 'em as the basis of a hifi in our family room and use them at least weekly. We listen to A Prairie Home Companion and Says You! almost every Saturday night on WGBH-FM (Boston).

    Polkmonitor7Asn4900.jpg
    P1020537.jpg
    (The Yamaha T-550 tuner is a couple of years newer).

    I do also own an EICO A-4 and HFT-90 which were purchased new by my father (not by me, though) in the 1960s -- I assume these don't count.

    The oldest piece of hifi equipment in the house is an early-1950s Radio Craftsmen C-800 AM/FM tuner. This one was given to me a few years back by its original owner.
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited July 2008
    RT2000i`s

    I use all my Lsi`s daily (ht & 2ch)
    Cary SLP-98L F1 DC Pre Amp (Jag Blue)
    Parasound HCA-3500
    Cary Audio V12 amp (Jag Red)
    Polk Audio Xm Reciever (Autographed by THE MAN Himself) :cool:
    Magnum Dynalab MD-102 Analog Tuna
    Jolida JD-100 CDP
    Polk Audio LSi9 Speaks (ebony)
    SVS PC-Ultra Sub
    AQ Bedrock Speaker Cables (Bi-Wired)
    MIT Shotgun S1 I/C`s
    AQ Black Thunder Sub Cables
    PS Audio Plus Power Cords
    Magnum Dynalab ST-2 FM Antenna
    Sanus Cherry wood Speak Stands
    Adona AV45CS3 / 3 Tier Rack (Black /Gold)

    :cool:
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,557
    edited July 2008
    Good Gawd man, just one stupid thread after another. Give it a rest!
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • AudioFilet
    AudioFilet Posts: 235
    edited July 2008
    I haven't had anything for very long.

    I got to start all over again after Katrina. In a different city even.
    2 Channel rig:
    LSi9"s (modified xover's) & HSU Sub
    Harman Kardon HK 990 Amp
    Onkyo C-S5VL SACD
    Music Hall MMF 5.1
    Furman Elite 15

    HT rig:
    HK AVR-745 & Polk Monitor Series
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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    edited July 2008
    F1nut wrote: »
    Good Gawd man, just one stupid thread after another. Give it a rest!

    +1

    Carl, you would be better off publishing a book for internet beginners.
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  • avguytx
    avguytx Posts: 1,628
    edited July 2008
    DaveMuell wrote: »
    +1

    Carl, you would be better off publishing a book for internet beginners.


    +2 ...
    Richard? Who's your favorite Little Rascal? Alfalfa? Or is it........................Spanky?.................................Sinner.
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  • candyliquor35m
    candyliquor35m Posts: 2,267
    edited July 2008
    avguytx wrote: »
    +2 ...

    +3 :p
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,194
    edited July 2008
    My Pioneer Elite dv47a dvd/sacd/dvd audio/ cd player. I owned it since the first day it was released. it's the oldest thing in my system and I use it for 2 channel all the time. I have not replaced it for a good reason. It works great and sounds great. I also have had my Dynaudio Audience 82 for a few years now( which is shocking) and still love em as I did the first day I got em.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • I-SIG
    I-SIG Posts: 2,243
    edited July 2008
    I've had my Audio Alchemy Digital Line Controller pre for the longest. I think I've finally built up enough of the rest of my system that I need to look at upgrading it.

    Wes
    Link: http://polkarmy.com/forums

    Sony 75" Bravia 4K | Polk Audio SDA-SRS's (w/RDO's & Vampire Posts) + SVS PC+ 25-31 | AudioQuest Granite (mids) + BWA Silver (highs) | Cary Audio CAD-200 | Signal Cable Silver Resolution XLR's | Rotel Michi P5 | Signal Cable Silver Resolution XLR's | Cambridge Audio azur 840C--Wadia 170i + iPod jammed w/ lossless audio--Oppo 970 | Pure|AV PF31d
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,775
    edited July 2008
    Denon POA-2400 purchased 5-31-1989, and Polk SDA-1C's purchased 6-5-1989. Both still in the main system.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited July 2008
    Very though provoking thread.
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited July 2008
    Does a toilet count as a component?
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,557
    edited July 2008
    Face wrote: »
    Does a toilet count as a component?

    Good question and what about that **** that just won't flush?
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited July 2008
    Dan, you and I have the same Pioneer player. Mine is actually one of the newer components in my system.

    My oldest piece is my Sony turntable it is 26 yrs old & hasn't been used in years. The next oldest pieces are my RTA-8T's & my Onkyo tape deck. Purchased 2-6-90 & still going strong!
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • AndyGwis
    AndyGwis Posts: 3,655
    edited July 2008
    my ears.
    Stereo Rig: Hales Revelation 3, Musical Fidelity CD-Pre 24, Forte Model 3 amp, Lexicon RT-10 SACD, MMF-5 w/speedbox, Forte Model 2 Phono Pre, Cardas Crosslink, APC H15, URC MX-950, Lovan Stand
    Bedroom: Samsung HPR-4252, Toshiba HD-A2, HK 3480, Signal Cable, AQ speaker cable, Totem Dreamcatchers, SVS PB10-NSD, URC MX-850
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,194
    edited July 2008
    cfrizz wrote: »
    Dan, you and I have the same Pioneer player. Mine is actually one of the newer components in my system.

    My oldest piece is my Sony turntable it is 26 yrs old & hasn't been used in years. The next oldest pieces are my RTA-8T's & my Onkyo tape deck. Purchased 2-6-90 & still going strong!

    It's been a great player. I have had no problems with. It still looks brand new and with the falling of Dvd , I have o desire to ever replace it. When it breaks is when I'll remove it from the system.

    I had a Pioneer Elite cld59 laser disc player that I sold years ago. I would still have that. I'm sure it's still going strong.

    I love Pioneer Elite gear. They are served me well.

    Dan
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • Gaara
    Gaara Posts: 2,415
    edited July 2008
    cfrizz wrote: »
    Dan, you and I have the same Pioneer player. Mine is actually one of the newer components in my system.

    My oldest piece is my Sony turntable it is 26 yrs old & hasn't been used in years. The next oldest pieces are my RTA-8T's & my Onkyo tape deck. Purchased 2-6-90 & still going strong!

    Make that 3 for the elite. I got my 47ai back in the day when I had a Yamaha rcvr with JBL speakers. I figured if I was going to upgrade I might as well make sure it would last a while. I can't believe how cheap these things go for now, I paid $900 for mine plus tax 5 years ago.
    The Basement HT
    PC Rig
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  • lakesailor
    lakesailor Posts: 319
    edited July 2008
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Bought my Polk Monitor 7As and a Yamaha CA-610II in 1978 while I was an UG at JHU. Still have 'em as the basis of a hifi in our family room and use them at least weekly. We listen to A Prairie Home Companion and Says You! almost every Saturday night on WGBH-FM (Boston).

    Polkmonitor7Asn4900.jpg
    P1020537.jpg
    (The Yamaha T-550 tuner is a couple of years newer).

    I do also own an EICO A-4 and HFT-90 which were purchased new by my father (not by me, though) in the 1960s -- I assume these don't count.

    The oldest piece of hifi equipment in the house is an early-1950s Radio Craftsmen C-800 AM/FM tuner. This one was given to me a few years back by its original owner.

    Nice Rig ! I love a nice vintage setup like yours.
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  • lakesailor
    lakesailor Posts: 319
    edited July 2008
    WilliamM2 wrote: »
    Denon POA-2400 purchased 5-31-1989, and Polk SDA-1C's purchased 6-5-1989. Both still in the main system.


    Another nice system. As a fellow POA/SDA fan I like your setup.!
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited July 2008
    Since I have replaced everything in the past 6 years, nothing really "old" but my Parasound HCA1500A has been in place the longest. Next in line is my CEC CD Player...
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited July 2008
    in terms of currently being used

    1) LSi's in the theater........been there a while, and going nowhere anytime soon

    2) Jolida JD100a cd player in my 2 channel rig. used since late 05 maybr 06? again nto going anywhere. currently performing awesomly hooked to an external CAL sigma Dac


    in terms of not being used. my Carver m4.0t, stored as a spare in case my tfm45 in the theater takes a dump. this thing will not be sold barring freak circumstance. if it dies in my possesion, then i already got my money over many times over even as it sits in storage
    Living Room 2 Channel -
    Schiit SYS Passive Pre. Jolida CD player. Songbird streamer. California Audio Labs Sigma II DAC, DIY 300as1/a1 Ice modules Class D amp. LSi15 with MM842 woofer upgrade, Nordost Blue Heaven and Unity interconnects.

    Upstairs 2 Channel Rig -
    Prometheus Ref. TVC passive pre, SAE A-205 Amp, Wiim pro streamer and Topping E50 DAC, California Audio Labs DX1 CD player, Von Schweikert VR3.5 speakers.

    Studio Rig - Scarlett 18i20(Gen3) DAW, Mac Mini, Aiyma A07 Max (BridgedX2), Totem Mites
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