So how old is your "oldest" component?

Why, you're welcome. Look forward to being a part.
See the TRX-M845 amps in your equipment list. Am looking for the right 845-GM70 amps for the system. I won't even ask how you like them.

Tom
 
My oldest audio components (actually tweaks) are my Acoustic Revive RR-77, RIO-5II & RD-3 which i've owned for about 6 years, followed by my Taoc ASR series racks which i've owned for a similar period.
 
Still have my Bespoke Pre-Amp/phono built for me in 78 , it replaced My IC150 , Mac C22 and an AR-SP2 pre ..,

OK , ok , the IC150 doesnt fit , but you had to have one back then so you could hear all the new Technology .. :)
 
Just got a little older, I "accidentally" won an auction on Audiogon for an Audio Note Dac-3 Signature built in 1995. It sounds amazing!
 
My oldest audio gear is full quad 2 amps , quad 22 preamp and both tuner . I believe they made 1958 by the series #
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Aiwa F990 Cassette Deck obtain in 1983 and still kicking.

Yeah, I am ducking all the vegetables being thrown my way right now as I can hear you saying...."Cassette Deck..Why a cassette deck?....And not even a Nak Dragon!"

Well, boys and girls, I would put that Aiwa up against the Nak Dragon (a phenomenal deck BTW) any day and it even had Dolby C and HX-Pro (Dragon only had Dolby B if I remember correctly). ;-)

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I've come to the conclusion that the best way to add a vintage touch to a modern system is with a tuner. Vintage tuners look great, and they have the advantage of outperforming almost all contemporary tuners in sound quality. I just bought a Luxman T-110 from 1976 ($545 back then!). Although I am not about to encourage audiophiles to spend more time listening to FM radio on their $100k systems, the tuner does have a long history in the hobby and was the focus of a terrific amount of perfectionist inventive energy. Back in the day radio was so important to the culture! In Toronto we have a few stations (JazzFM and CBC Radio 2) that have excellent programming and low-compression signals. I'm having fun listening to the T-110 (5 Gangs, ceramic trimmer caps), not least because it sounds SO much better than the JCPenny MCS Receiver my Dad had when I was a kid. The sonic image is impressively clear and musical, with a substantial bottom end and extended highs. That "white fuzz" I associate with FM is not present. What a blast.

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Marantz 2270 (1976). I bought it at Bay Bloor Audio in Toronto. It was a lot of money for a UofT student!
 
You mean Bay Bloor "Radio." I bought a pair of Mission Speakers there in 1993 when I was a U of T student. I used student loan money (HiFi is a necessity, right?).

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Marantz 2270 (1976). I bought it at Bay Bloor Audio in Toronto. It was a lot of money for a UofT student!
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BayStBroker said:
You mean Bay Bloor "Radio." I bought a pair of Mission Speakers there in 1993 when I was a U of T student. I used student loan money (HiFi is a necessity, right?).
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Cool! Yes, I did mean Bay Bloor Radio (oops). (Haha, I used student loan money too). Do you know if they're still in business in the Manulife Centre?
 
Awesome Sounding Deck......Love The Horizontal Control Panel
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Aiwa F990 Cassette Deck obtain in 1983 and still kicking.

Yeah, I am ducking all the vegetables being thrown my way right now as I can hear you saying...."Cassette Deck..Why a cassette deck?....And not even a Nak Dragon!"

Well, boys and girls, I would put that Aiwa up against the Nak Dragon (a phenomenal deck BTW) any day and it even had Dolby C and HX-Pro (Dragon only had Dolby B if I remember correctly). ;-)

Thanks.
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Dahlquist DQ 20.....I have owned many speakers,these are special and remain in my possession. Serviced in 2013 by Mr. Legall (gentleman in the photo..at his shop during final testing)
 
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