Equipment You Wish You'd Kept!

**Arkless Electronics** · 13-07-2016, 15:29

Leak Stereo 20 I had to sell in needs must situation... when they were only worth £70! Luckily a good mate gave me another one several years later

**Roy S** · 13-07-2016, 15:59

Had one of these beauties

It had developed a fault so ended up binning it during a house move

**Jimbo** · 13-07-2016, 17:31

Glenn Croft Modified Leak stereo 20, Garrard 301 and a Decca Blue, yep sold the lot 25 years ago to an old chap down the road after deciding Ceedee was the future.

**Joe** · 13-07-2016, 17:54

Nothing, really. I sort of miss my Border Patrol power amp, but I was never really happy with a valve amp in the house. Other than, stuff I sold on or gave away had either served its purpose or been a PITA or just didn't suit. (I've still got two full systems, a spare CDP, preamp and power amp that I really ought to move on. Apart from the CDP which is there in case one of my two other CDPs conks out).

**Macca** · 13-07-2016, 18:13

A minty Leak TL10 with almost fresh GEC valves. Like Jez sold it as needs must for £120 - could stick a nought on that now and the valves are probably a few hundred. KT61 I think. That was 20 odd years ago though.

Sot of regret selling my Celestion A2 speakers as they were mint and I let them go too cheap. Just felt there were too many speakers piling up. Not that bothered though.

Now a list of stuff I regret buying - that would be a long one.

**Spectral Morn** · 13-07-2016, 18:50

Originally Posted by Barry

All the "equipment I wish I'd kept" - I did. Thus my house is full of audio gear; much to the bewilderment of my girlfriend.

Of the few items I have sold on, only the Revox G36 reel-to-reel machine (bought for £25) and a pair of homebuilt Mullard 5-10 amplifiers, are remembered with nostalgia and affection.

Yes I've had a couple of sets of Quad 22/2xII amplifiers. Dated yes, but no way could you describe them as "junk". The Quad 22 preamp can readily be dispensed with. I ran the Quad IIs using a Hafler DH-101 preamp into Quad ESLs. Maybe not as good a Leak Stereo 20, and certainly not as good as any Radford valve amp, but the Quads do have a gorgeous liquid midrange.

Sorry Barry, but why anyone would spend big money on Quad 2s I don't know, I think it a tad mad - imho. The Leak TL20 is much better, as are Radfords. I have heard standard Quads, and reworked Quads and I don't rate them. The only Quads I ever heard that came close to being desirable were rebuilt and reworked by Peter Lindley a maverick speaker and amplifier builder, he was from East Anglia. Bar his speakers which were production items all his amps were one off items, none quiet the same as the last as he incorporated new ideas. His TVAs were nice. The others based on a Quad chassis were Concordant, which I heard in Fortress Audio in London, many years ago, nice but not essential.

**Spectral Morn** · 13-07-2016, 18:54

Originally Posted by Firebottle

Don't hold back there Neil, tell us what you really think

Yeah I was in one of those moods, diplomacy out the window. Harsh maybe but how I feel based on experience.

**mikeyb** · 13-07-2016, 21:44

My beloved Musical Fidelity A1000 would be the main one. 50 watts class A...fab build quality too. MF have never built anything like it b4 or after....nor will they, as it would cost too much and probably breach the energy convention

This one ............

http://www.audioreview.com/cat/ampli...2_2717crx.aspx

**struth** · 13-07-2016, 21:57

Originally Posted by mikeyb

This one ............

http://www.audioreview.com/cat/ampli...2_2717crx.aspx

lol, yup that one....forgot about that.

**walpurgis** · 13-07-2016, 22:51

And. I wouldn't mind my Technics EPC-305MC and Fidelity Research MC-202 back either. Not the best MCs I've owned, but damned good!

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