Question What piece of equipment has stayed longest in your system

[Al ears]

Following on from the 'Future Classics' thread what item of equipment have you kept in your system the longest?
If I recall correctly mine were, of equal time, a pair of Heybrook HB1 speakers and a Pioneer A400 amplifier, so I am counting them as one.

 

[MrReaper182]

For me it's the Pro Jet Essential II turntable. I don't own much vinyl as I'm much more more of a CD person so I've seen no reason to upgrade it. I probably wont upgrade it unless it brakes.

 

[Deleted member 108165]

My old Acer PC, does this count? 🙂 It's been connected to the last three systems I've owned.

 

[Deleted member 116933]

A Nad c540 CD player which I still have and is working great.

 

[SteveH72]

Rotel RCD951. Bought in 1998. Still have it and it still sounds good.

 

[Al ears]

Rotel RCD951. Bought in 1998. Still have it and it still sounds good.

....if it aint broke.... 🙂
Interesting to see 2 out of 4 are CD players.
My Marantz CD-63 Mk2 KI Signature lasted for ages as well.

 

[jjbomber]

My ears!

Marantz DVD player or KEF Reference speakers. Not sure which is the older, probably the KEFS. Both from the 1990s.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Not sure whether it's cabling or rack. CD, speakers and amps all changed in last year or so, but predecessors lasted more than 15 years each.

 

[Oxfordian]

My Marantz CD 50SE has been with me since the late 80’s, my wife bought for me as a Christmas present, 1988 I believe but I may be wrong. Having just got it down from the loft after putting it into storage I was surprised it still worked. I was even more surprised that the advice on here was not to upgrade it but keep it. Which I am going to do.

 

[nads]

My old JVC cassette player Is currently attached. But I also still have my old 3130 amp. Both bought new in the 1980s

 

[AJM1981]

The Harman Kardon 3270 RDS amp, it is a great plug & play hub. Maybe I will look for a more modern amp with integration of services like spotify in the future. But as services might not last for decades I probably stick with this one.

 

[DCarmi]

Rega Planar 3 from 1988.
(Also have Cambridge CT-50 cassette deck from 1990.)

 

[plastic penguin]

Leema (11-years). That said, the Marantz tuner makes the occasional cameo appearance, owned since 1978.

 

[jonboywalton75]

Focal 714s and a Nad C521 bee cd player, both in perfect working order for the last 15 years