As part of collating my system evolution over the Christmas holiday period, this gave me some more data which is probably not of much interest, but may create some debate about how long kit stays in a system, and why it moves on.
For me there have been some clear success stories, the top list here:
19 years: Linn Keilidh speakers; Thorens TD160BC MkII turntable with Mayware Formula IV arm
16 years: Linn Centre Channel Tunebox; Meridian 541 pre-amp/processor
14 years: Rotel RB850 Power Amps for left and right channels; Linn Centrik Mk1 Centre Speaker; Meridian 508.20 CD Player
12 years: Aiwa AD-F800 Cassette Deck; basic Sony FM Tuner (can't remember the model number)
8 years: Linn Tukan rear speakers; Linn Left and Right Tunebox with toroidal power supply
And some real fly-by-nights, the bottom of the list looks like this:
2 years: Mission 760 rear speakers
1 year: NAD 9200 MM cartridge
10 months: Cambridge Audio DACMagic; Cyrus DAC-X with PSX-R power supply
6 months: Linn Kudos FM tuner
4 months: Linn AV5125 rear channel power amp; Linn AV5103 pre-amp/processors
4 weeks: Cyrus SmartPower rear channel power amps
1 week: Cyrus 8 power amps and PSX-R power supplies
It's easy to explain those that were around for a while - they just worked really well for me, and saw me through a long period of time when there were also other priorities such as the property ladder, getting to a decently reliable car for getting to and from work etc. But even then, it would've been possible to swap stuff for other secondhand kit, but I didn't because I was enjoying the music so much.
Those that weren't around for long are a mix of working on a new format and gradually improving it (e.g. the DACMagic and Cyrus DAC-X when first getting into streaming), the unreliable (stand up and be counted Linn AV5103) and the downright disappointing (Cyrus power amps!)
The full list is here.
How does this stack up against your experiences and reasons?
For me there have been some clear success stories, the top list here:
19 years: Linn Keilidh speakers; Thorens TD160BC MkII turntable with Mayware Formula IV arm
16 years: Linn Centre Channel Tunebox; Meridian 541 pre-amp/processor
14 years: Rotel RB850 Power Amps for left and right channels; Linn Centrik Mk1 Centre Speaker; Meridian 508.20 CD Player
12 years: Aiwa AD-F800 Cassette Deck; basic Sony FM Tuner (can't remember the model number)
8 years: Linn Tukan rear speakers; Linn Left and Right Tunebox with toroidal power supply
And some real fly-by-nights, the bottom of the list looks like this:
2 years: Mission 760 rear speakers
1 year: NAD 9200 MM cartridge
10 months: Cambridge Audio DACMagic; Cyrus DAC-X with PSX-R power supply
6 months: Linn Kudos FM tuner
4 months: Linn AV5125 rear channel power amp; Linn AV5103 pre-amp/processors
4 weeks: Cyrus SmartPower rear channel power amps
1 week: Cyrus 8 power amps and PSX-R power supplies
It's easy to explain those that were around for a while - they just worked really well for me, and saw me through a long period of time when there were also other priorities such as the property ladder, getting to a decently reliable car for getting to and from work etc. But even then, it would've been possible to swap stuff for other secondhand kit, but I didn't because I was enjoying the music so much.
Those that weren't around for long are a mix of working on a new format and gradually improving it (e.g. the DACMagic and Cyrus DAC-X when first getting into streaming), the unreliable (stand up and be counted Linn AV5103) and the downright disappointing (Cyrus power amps!)
The full list is here.
How does this stack up against your experiences and reasons?
