Whats the 2 best pieces of equipment you ever owned ?

1. Coda pre amp
2.Clements 207 di.
I feel strange putting a $100 dollar pair of speakers on my stuff. But the speakers are just that good.

 

On the lower end of things:

1. KEF LS50 (possibly to be replaced soon--as if that's possible--or supplemented with a subwoofer)
2. Rega P3 (also considering upgrade)

 

My E.A.T. C-Sharp turntable, beautiful to look at and wonderful to listen to.
Honorable mention goes to my Marantz SA15s2 reference series SACD/CD player in the beautiful Champagne finish.

 

Rega RP10
KEF Reference 1

 

Squeezebox Touch, still going strong after 8 years
Emotiva DC-1 DAC
Technics SL-1900, a powerhorse for those transfers I make for the above
and a recently 'new to me' Outlaw 2150, people/reviews weren't kidding about the amp section in this thing.
Speakers are next, but that's been a sea of hesitation. I'm lost with all the makes and models available...

 

My current LuxmanCL38U SE Tube preamp. And my modified Threshold T-50's.

 

I take so long to decide on what I'm going to buy that by the time I buy it, of course I think its the best piece of gear I've purchased! I can't really narrow it down, but I tried to put them in order as far as which piece would be hardest for me to replace or let go in my system. I love them all!

1a. PS Audio NuWave Phono Converter - I don't know of anything else that serves as a phono stage and A-to-D converter and manages to do it all so easily while sounding great.

1b. AURALiC Taurus MkII headphone amp - I did tons of research before settling on this amp. No longer in production, so I'd be up a creek if I needed a replacement.

2. Technics SL-1210GR TT - Relatively affordable direct-drive turntable with detachable headshell sounds great while being built like a tank. There isn't any other new production direct-drive turntable that excites me. Not Pioneer. Not Denon. Not A-T. And, I'm not a fan of TT without the detachable headshell, so that knocks most mid-fi and up belt-drive turntables off my radar.

3a. Schiit Gungnir Multi-Bit DAC - Still in production, so I could replace it if need be. Love the multi-bit sound, and Schiit has yet to let me down. However, lots of other DAC options... Would go into analysis paralysis if I had to get a new DAC and Schiit ended production of the Gumby.

3b. Schiit Freya Pre-Amp - Still in production, so I could replace it if need be. Don't know of any pre-amp with Freya's functionality that could be had for less than $1,000.

 

I guess my KAB 1200MkII is up there. 10 years now and still tight as new. And my R7, which I sold like a schmuck.

 

Harbeth SHL5+
McIntosh 7900

 

Looks like Technics SL-12xx is quite popular in this thread.

 

Thorens TD-160 turntable
Krell KST 100 amp

 

Audio Note AN-E/LX Hemp speakers
Audio Note Quest monoblocks

 

NAD 3020

Naim Nait 2

 

Jeff Rowland Coherence preamp, Nagra Classic Amp

 

Agree...I bought my first RCM last year, a VPI 16.5. The word "Revelation" is thrown around a lot but this was it.

 

Good call in the Okki Nokki. I’ve got one, too, and I like it a lot!

 

Two items recently sold but were in great service for over 30 years...my JBL 4311 Studio monitors and the British Made Quad Amp 33/303

 

Yeah, the RCM is one of those things that really makes a difference. I love it.

 

Pioneer SX-1250

Denon DCD-1500

 

PMC MB2 monitors

Ayre MX-R mono blocks

honorable mention - MSB DAC

 

PS Audio Direct Stream DAC
Audio Research SP-8E preamp

 

Oppo BDP-103
Harman/Kardon CD491

 

Vandersteen Model 2CE Sigs
VPI Aries 3D (still have)

 

1. Sumiko Talisman S Cartridge
2. Tie
a. Quad ESL-57
b. Rogers LS3/5A 15 ohm version

 

My Pass Aleph amp.