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Give us an example of timeless design for an audio product.

Stereophile  |  Sep 28, 2008

Some audio products never seem to get old and can hold up over years and decades. Give us an example of timeless design for an audio product.

Give us an example of timeless design for an audio product.
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Total votes: 166

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Aaron's picture
Submitted by Aaron (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:16am

The Rice-Kellog Loudspeaker. Same basic design after 83 years.

Jeff Laethem's picture
Submitted by Jeff Laethem (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:16am

Linn LP-12. Mcintosh 275.

Brad - Atlanta's picture
Submitted by Brad - Atlanta (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:16am

Krell 400xi. Alon Petites.

Mike Molinaro's picture
Submitted by Mike Molinaro (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:16am

The vacuum tube.

John Turnbull's picture
Submitted by John Turnbull (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:16am

Rega Planar 3. Linn Sondek.

george's picture
Submitted by george (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:16am

Quad speakers. Audio Research preampa.

Randy Lert's picture
Submitted by Randy Lert (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:16am

Vandersteen 2c. Linn LP12.

J's picture
Submitted by J (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:16am

Tannoy dual concentric based speakers.

Bill Lund's picture
Submitted by Bill Lund (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:16am

Anything from Audio Research and McIntosh is quite timeless.

John Lord's picture
Submitted by John Lord (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:16am

Rega Planar 2/3 and LP12. I own all three and love 'em!

Willie's picture
Submitted by Willie (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:16am

Vandersteen speakers.

Big Fred's picture
Submitted by Big Fred (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:16am

CJ PV-5 preamp, Rega Planar tables, and Magnapan speakers.

Jim's picture
Submitted by Jim (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:16am

Linn LP12

Austin Kuipers's picture
Submitted by Austin Kuipers (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:16am

Ohm Walsh, any model. They are pure genius.

George's picture
Submitted by George (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:16am

McIntosh MC275 power amplifier. After 40-plus years, .still going strong.

Moebius's picture
Submitted by Moebius (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:16am

1) turntables Linn LP12 2) Yamaha integrated amplifiers.

Brad Morrical's picture
Submitted by Brad Morrical (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:16am

Acoustat Spectra Series loudspeakers. Oracle Delphi turntable.

Will's picture
Submitted by Will (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:16am

Quad ESL63. Linn LP12.

Lito Gozum, MD's picture
Submitted by Lito Gozum, MD (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:16am

Technics SL-1200 turntable. Denon DL-103 cartridge.

Dave Bennett's picture
Submitted by Dave Bennett (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:16am

Oracle Dephi & Michell GyroDec.

mat's picture
Submitted by mat (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:16am

AKG K240M 600ohm version. Bought them in the '80s and am still enjoying them with a dedicated headphone amp.

Roland L's picture
Submitted by Roland L (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:16am

Technics turntable SL-1200 series, particularly the MK2, and: Denon MC head DL-103. Together they make a timeless broadcast as well as domestic combo, with minimum fuss.

George Evans's picture
Submitted by George Evans (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:16am

Linn Sondek turntable, Vandersteen 2c speaker, Magnepan, and all models of McIntosh amplifier.

Bob Gould's picture
Submitted by Bob Gould (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:16am

How about Vandersteen speakers? They first came out in the late '70s and remain competitive to this day. There is somthing about Vandersteens which makes you want to quit analyzing and just listen to music for hours!

Hector's picture
Submitted by Hector (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:16am

B&W DM12. NAD 3020.

Cihangir Güzey's picture
Submitted by Cihangir Güzey (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:16am

Absolutely, the CD format. More than 25 years old and it still stands high against so many disappeared formats.

Dean Swift's picture
Submitted by Dean Swift (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:16am

BBC's LS 3/5a. Technics SL-1200—this turntable crossed more boundaries than "audiophile" classics like the Sondek, it also contributed to music making itself. It also helped keep vinyl alive during the '80s and '90s. Also, most well engineered Ultra Linear EL34 valve amps. The Michell Gyrodec, Denon 103 MC cartridge, Tannoy Dual Concentrics, McIntosh MC275. From a visual aesthetic POV, the early work by Allan Boothroyd still holds up.

Ken's picture
Submitted by Ken (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:16am

Vacuum tubes!

Bob's picture
Submitted by Bob (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:16am

Magnum/Dynalab FT101/MD90. For over 20 years, this has been a benchmark in analog FM tuner design and the very first units can still be upgraded to include TOTL front ends, tube output, and even onboard DAC modules.

Nick's picture
Submitted by Nick (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:16am

Anything much more than twenty years old appears to be fashionable these days (except people, for whom it's the opposite).

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