What's the oldest piece of hi-fi you own?

The outer platter and felt mat of my LP12 ......

IMF TLS 50-2 speakers I bought now in about 1975, were my main speakers for 15 years or so, then my brother-in-law's, now back in my house playing beutifully in my son's bedroom.

Until almost a year ago my answer would have been IMF RSPM speakers circa 1970 that I had from about 1990 to last year, now gone to bpmy brother-in-law...

Revox B77 for me too. Been fully serviced a couple of times, and could do with another, plus the nextel needs stripping off and new applied. Waiting to see if the new HorchHouse/Revox machine happens before I commit myself.

Thorens TD160, bought in 1974 from Comet

rebuilt with Rega RB300 tonearm with Ortofon MC15, rewired and suspension tweaked by long defunct West Midlands Audio in 1996

still in use, now with Ortofon Quintet Blue

Steve

al9315 posted:

Funny !? - Revox A77 - had since new in 1978

Last night, burning smell, now not working, I suspect burned out capacitors.

first problem with it in nearly 40 years !!!

Common fault - normally to do with a mains smoothing capacitor. They're known to go bang and emit smoke Quick and inexpensive fix though.

My 1927 Steinway grand piano made in New York. 

jon honeyball posted:

My 1927 Steinway grand piano made in New York. 

Must be due a service and re cap?

The oldest piece of kit I have in reasonably regular use is an early Revox 77A (A77 Mk1) 2 track from 1967.  There's a fair bit of kit that's older, particularly the old Quad stuff and some valve amps, but they're not really in regular use, so possibly don't qualify here.

Pcd posted:

jon honeyball posted:

My 1927 Steinway grand piano made in New York. 

Must be due a service and re cap?

Was fully rebuilt by Steinway not that long ago 

jon honeyball posted:

Pcd posted:

jon honeyball posted:

My 1927 Steinway grand piano made in New York. 

Must be due a service and re cap?

Was fully rebuilt by Steinway not that long ago 

Jon, very interesting did have to go back to Steinway in New York only asking as they had a programme about Steinway Piano's on TV many years ago showing how they made them and the process to get the superb finish.The workmanship was incredible.

Rega Planar 3 from 1980 with RB100, RB200 and AT head shell. Unserviced, unmodified (apart from the dealer fitted head shell) and still working.

No Steinway in London can rebuild a New York Steinway as opposed to Hamburg 

Linn LP12 from 1983.  Of course, the only bit that is original is the turntable itself.  Everything else slowly upgraded, and about to have further upgrades to Radikal/Urika/Keel next week.  

My Spendor BC1s (1975) are still being used by my brother, Bernard.

Quad 33 posted:

These beautiful mid 70s objects of desire..

Again technically not at my place any more, but still being used by my daughter.

All I can say is WOW ! They look tremendous, no matter how they sound !!!!

Quad ESL 57 + Thorens TD150 +Toshiba SA 7100

Bought them 2nd hand, Cost me 3K, from the owner of a Linn Dealership, back 1994! 

Wow, Funny How Time Flies! 

Linn Isobariks, Briks, or as some say,  Barbariks!

Allante93! 

Wugged Woy posted:

Quad 33 posted:

These beautiful mid 70s objects of desire..

Again technically not at my place any more, but still being used by my daughter.

All I can say is WOW ! They look tremendous, no matter how they sound !!!!

.... and they sound as good as they look

Owned them from new in 1978

Mr Tibbs

My Nat 05.  Used most days.  

I still use a Sota Sapphire, a Nait2 and a MD Etude. All bought new around 25 years ago and no repairs needed except for a few turntable drive belts. Thinking about a Nait rebuild service at the moment but i'm afraid it would change the sound i'm addicted to. 

NS-1000M

Dani

Akai aa1010 receiver owned since 1978 in spare room with pair Audiomaster Image 2 speakers,  Robin Marshall design from about the same time. Both still in use. Main system more up to date, Naim,LP12, B & W etc.

Mr Tibbs & Quad 33... fab Gale GS401....i used to seĺl them in the 70's, never wealthy enough to own them. Fantastic speakers. 

Bob F

NAIT 2 & Alphason Sonata TT, HR100MCS & HR100S arms. 1989

Bf56 posted:

Mr Tibbs & Quad 33... fab Gale GS401....i used to seĺl them in the 70's, never wealthy enough to own them. Fantastic speakers. 

Bob F

Oh dear, the Gales were in my mega-audition back in 1975 when I got my first IMFs - but I didn't like the sound of them at all, not getting past the first listen. 

As they say, there's no accounting for taste!

Innocent bystander. ...i also sold the IMF TLS50 , also a fantastic speaker and at the time beyond my budget. Didnt stop me selling plenty of IMF speakers.as well as Gale, Audiomaster, Monitor Audio, Tannoy,  Kef, Griffin, JR, Castle,B&W, Mordant Short etc etc....the heady days of British hifi , lots of Quad, Sugden, Lecson, Armstrong amps, along with various Japanese makes. Fave turntables were LP12 with Grace & Supex, and Colin Walkers , cant recal what it was calĺed.

Bob F

Technically not hi-fi, this AM radio from 1946 gets regular use in my listening room. My previous receivers always included tuners and since going to Naim gear I wanted to maintain a connection with AM radio for news and sporting events. This General Electric Model 201 is an example of early post-war modern plastics and styling. The swirled case is lovely (despite my photography) and the lighted dial is a warm beacon in a dark room. The bright brass speaker grill is a classy accent. The internal loop antenna provides great reception, albeit with some drift and fade at nighttime. It's somehow comforting for me to have tubes in the listening room - maybe a nice link to past and simpler times. Most visitors are surprised to find it's over 70 years old. When they ask to hear it, most are perplexed at the minute or so delay between power-up and sound.