Whats your oldest item of hifi still in regular use ?

[User211]

Scott 350B tuner from 1962/3. One of the first multiplexing stereo designs. Glorious sound - coloured, but glorious.

Either RCA 211 tubes date stamped 1942 or Amperex 211s from the 50s. Usually the Amperex's TBH. Rarely some GEs.

[walpurgis]

My ADC 10E Mk.II cartridge dates back to the late sixties. Still working perfectly and sounding remarkable.

Next My 1978 Tannoys I suppose, and my VTL Deluxe pre-amp and Meridian 206 are knocking on a bit.



Oh and I forgot my Pioneer PL-61 TT from around 1968.

[dantheman91]

Hi

Pioneer SX 300 circa 1973

Sansui QRX 5500 Circa 1978

Yamaha CR 820 1976

Vintage Quad 33 & 303 early ones

Rogers LS7 circa 1983

Mission 770 circa 1980

Most of my kit is vintage and all in regular use....

[topoxforddoc]

Not counting valves, as I can’t be bothered to check the date stamps.

1960s
Radford STA15 - 1965
Mordaunt Arundel speakers with Decca Kelly tweeters - 1966
Decca C4E - 1968

Then it’s onto
1973 Garrard 401
1978 Hadcock 228
1978 Decca Maroon
1980 Decca Gold - Garrott Brothers with its original receipt

My Platine Verdier was first released in 1979, but mine is 2000 vintage - a veritable spring chicken in this company.

Charlie
www.charlie-chan.co.uk

[The Black Adder]

Here is my list in date order pop-pickers

1950's:
Ruskie pre amp valves - 1958

1960's/70's:
Thorens TD124 MKII - June 1966
Lockwood cabinets circa 1966/1967
Tonearm - SME 3009 SII - circa 1968
Speakers - Tannoy 15" MG's circa 1968
Cartridge - G800 - circa 1969 to mid 70's I think.

1980's - 90's:
CD player Teac P-700 + Dac D-700 - circa 1989 to 1994
Pre-amp - late 90's early 2000's

2000's:
Amp - 2008 but being upgraded by a very nice chap in the Valleys - 2013

[The Black Adder]

Decca C4E - 1968

Would love to try a C4E someday.

[take5]

Garrard 401 - 1965.
Push button strobe type. srl 1184. Love it.

[pjdowns]

hmm, i guess the oldest item would be my LP12 but I don't regularly use that so next up would probably be my CD player a 1992 (21 years scary!) Naim CDI.

Paul.

[The Black Adder]

Nice CDP is the CDI.. I had one once.

[SPS]

I have a bsr pa amp from 1932, for dance halls, 4 watts from a pp3/250 valve
Also i have a early permanent magnet speaker from 1934 that looks surprisingly modern,
Most of the valves i use daily are from the early 30's